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Academic Guidelines

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Assistant Professor Dr Prihadi Kususanto

Assistant Professor

Academic Qualifications

PhD in Educational Psychology
MEd Psychology
Bachelor of Arts (Honors) Psychology

Areas of Interest
Mattering, Interpersonal Relationship, Self.
Publication

  1. A. Aziz, M. Padil, M. Mujtahid and K. D. Prihadi, "Developing Self-Efficacy, Mattering, and General Well-Being through Community-Based Education in the Rural Area of Indonesia," International Journal of Evaluation and Research in Education, vol. 11, no. 1, pp. 272-279, 2022. 
  2. H. Wang and K. D. Prihadi, "What makes Locked-Down Students Happy: The Sense of Mattering and Subjective Well-being," International Journal of Public Health Science, vol. 11, no. 1, pp. 201-206, 2022. 
  3. E. W.-Y. Tan and K. D. Prihadi, "Fear of Failure and Academic Procrastination among University Students: The Role of Achicevement Expectancy and Year of Study," International Journal of Evaluation and Research in Education, vol. 11, pp. 69-77, 2022. 
  4. K. D. Prihadi, D. Kurian, G. J. E. Nga and E. K. Purwaningtyas, "Post Locked-Down Mental Wellbeing among Malaysian Adults: Factors of Life Satisfaction in Urban Malaysia," International Journal of Public Health Science (IJPHS), vol. 11, no. 1, pp. 294-302, 2022. 
  5. S. V. Rajakumar, J. Y. Khor, W. Y. Cai, C. S. Wong and K. D. Prihadi, "Expressive writing to support mental health during the pandemic: The elements of mattering," International Journal of Public Health Science (IJPHS), vol. 11, no. 1, p. in press, 2022. 
  6. H. Y. Tay, C. Yu, C. S. Wong and K. D. Prihadi, "Expressive writing during the CoVid-19 Pandemic: Themes of Mixed Expressive Writing," International Journal of Public Health Science (IJPHS), vol. 11, no. 1, pp. 195-203, 2022. 

Conferences

  1. Efendy Xu, Prihadi, K., (2021). Does Satisfying Relationship mean Satisfying Life? The Serial Mediation of Perceived Social Support and Mattering. Malaysia International Psychology Congress (2021) Virtual
  2. Sheng Yee Wan, Cherilyn Nicole R. Y. Yeo, Shi Qi Foo, Kususanto D. Prihadi (2021). Resilience during the Lockdown: Insignificance of Perceived Social Support. Malaysia International Psychology Congress (2021) Virtual *Awarded: Best Paper Presentation.
  3. Prihadi, K., Hui, Y. L., Chua, M. J., & Chang, C. K. (2019). Serial Mediation Role of Self-Esteem and Learned-Helplessness on the Relationship between Perceived Cyber-Victimized and Perceived Depression among Social Media User Students. ASEAN Regional Unions of Psychology Congress, 2019, USM Penang.
  4. Hui, Y. L., Prihadi, K., Chua, M. J., Yeow, L., Arif, N. I., Chong, J. C., . . . Chen, J. T. (2019). In Everlasting Fight against Academic Procrastination: Positive Roles of Classroom Engagement and Internal Locus of Control. ASEAN Regional Unions of Psychology Congress, 2019, USM Penang.
  5. Chua, M., Prihadi, K., Utilization of gamification in teaching language. ASEAN Regional Unions of Psychology Congress, 2019, USM Penang.

Professional Engagement

  1. Adjunct Lecturer at the Department of Psychology from August 2021 to November 2021.
  2. Reviewer in Interpersona, International Journal of Personal Relationship
  3. Reviewer in International Journal of Public Health Science
  4. Reviewer in Electronic Journal of Research in Educational Psychology
  5. Reviewer in International Journal of Evaluation and Research in Education

Community Engagement

  1. Youth Wellbeing: Addressing the Health/Mental-Health Challenges in the time of Pandemic. July 16, 2021, Organized by Merdeka Center.
  2. Mental Health at Work. June, 27th, 2020. Organized by Voice Out.
  3. The development of life satisfaction during the quarantine period. June, 20th, 2020. Organized by the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Iraq.
  4. Mattering and Life Satisfaction during Malaysian Semi-Lockdown Situation. June, 8th, 2020. Organized by EMGS, Malaysia.