Although many studies have been carried out on the psychometric aspects of computerized adaptive testing (CAT), its psychological aspects are less researched. Early studies claimed that CAT can be more motivating and induce less anxiety than traditional fixed-item tests (FIT). The purpose of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to gain a comprehensive understanding of the effects of CAT on motivation and anxiety in comparison to traditional fixed-item testing. Seven databases were examined. Articles were eligible if they employed an empirical study containing a direct comparison between CAT and FIT. Meta-analytical results showed no overall effect of test type on anxiety and motivation when comparing CAT with FIT ( k = 11, g+ = 0.06, p = .28). However, easier CAT had positive effect compared with FIT ( k = 2, g+ = .22, p < .001). Certain modifications in CAT administration can provide positive psychological effects for test-takers.

Life satisfaction is indicated by the success of resolving conflict and contributing to the society. Some factors that have an important role in life satisfaction are forgiveness and gratitude. This study aims to determine the effect of forgiveness on life satisfaction mediated by gratitude. This study was conducted on 50 students at the University of Muhammadiyah Malang. The forgiveness variable uses the HFS scale from Thomson, for the gratitude variable using the GQ-6 scale from McCullough, and for the life satisfaction variable using the SWLS scale developed by Diener. The data analysis used was a mediation regression test using the Statistical Program for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 21.00 and Hayes software. The results of this study indicate that the effect of forgiveness (X) on life satisfaction (Y) when passing gratitude (M) has a probability value of 0.000, which means that p <0.05, there is an effect of forgiveness on life satisfaction mediated by gratitude. Mediation that occurs is partial mediation. From the R 2 value it can be seen that forgiveness influences life satisfaction with the existence of a gratitude mediation of 41.1%.

Kuliah sambil bekerja adalah salah satu alternative yang sering dipilih oleh mahasiswa. Tekanan yang diterima mahasiswa yang bekerja lebih berat dibandingkan mahasiswa yang tidak bekerja. Untuk menghadapi tekanan tersebut, diperlukan strategi coping. Salah satu hal yang berhubungan dengan strategi coping adalah kecerdasan emosional. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk melihat pengaruh kecerdasan emosional terhadap strategi coping mahasiswa yang bekerja. Subjek pada penelitian ini adalah mahasiswa Universitas Muhammadiyah Malang berjumlah 105 orang. Instrumen kecerdasan emosional menggunakan Schutte Emotional Intelligence Scale (SEIS) oleh Schutte (1998) dan instrumen strategi coping menggunakan Coping Scale oleh Hamby et al., (2015). Analisis data menggunakan regeresi linear sederhana. Hasil analisis data menunjukkan bahwa ada pengaruh kecerdasan emosional terhadap strategi coping mahasiswa yang bekerja (F = 138, p < 0.001).

The purpose of the research was to examine the difference in life satisfaction between men and women. The aspects studied are psychological well-being, subjective well-being, and life satisfaction. This research applied a quantitative design. This research involved 32 men and 40 women from various ethnic groups in Indonesia. The data were analyzed using Independent Sample T-test with a probability value of p = 0.685 (p > 0.05). The results of the research showed that there is no life satisfaction difference between male and female.

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