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Published by Utan Kayu Publishing, the journal is issued <strong data-start="439" data-end="452">quarterly</strong> (February, May, August, and November) and has been in publication since 2022.</p> <p data-start="648" data-end="998"><strong data-start="651" data-end="667">Abbreviation</strong>: <em data-start="669" data-end="701">nusantara. j. behav. soc. sci.</em><br data-start="701" data-end="704" /><strong data-start="707" data-end="721">DOI Prefix</strong>: 10.47679/njbss (by Crossref)<br data-start="751" data-end="754" /><strong data-start="757" data-end="770">Publisher</strong>: <a href="https://ukinstitute.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Utan Kayu Publishing</a><br data-start="792" data-end="795" data-is-only-node="" /><strong data-start="798" data-end="810">Citation Analysis</strong>: <a href="https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=TxETxWkAAAAJ" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-start="812" data-end="831">Google Scholar</a> | <a href="https://ukinstitute.org/journals/4/njbss/ScopusCitedness" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-start="834" data-end="845">Scopus</a><br data-start="960" data-end="963" /><strong data-start="966" data-end="975">Accreditation: </strong><a href="https://sinta.kemdiktisaintek.go.id/journals/profile/15126" target="_blank" rel="noopener">SINTA 3</a><strong data-start="966" data-end="975"><br />Email</strong>: <a class="cursor-pointer" rel="noopener" data-start="977" data-end="998">[email protected]</a></p> <p data-start="1000" data-end="1149"><strong data-start="1003" data-end="1024">Before submission</strong>, please ensure your manuscript is prepared using the <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AC_7670cKlNwkb6epulP8MAmCALfjxp2/view" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-start="1078" data-end="1101">journal’s template</a>. 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Please read our policy about <a href="https://ukinstitute.org/journals/4/njbss/PublicationEthics#corrections" target="_blank" rel="noopener">retraction of articles</a></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/" rel="license"><img style="border-width: 0;" src="https://i.creativecommons.org/l/by-sa/4.0/88x31.png" alt="Creative Commons License" /></a><br /><a href="https://ukinstitute.org/journals/4/njbss" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Nusantara Journal of Behavioral and Social Science</a> is licensed under a <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/" rel="license">Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License</a>.</p> https://ukinstitute.org/journals/4/njbss/article/view/191 <p>The Dark Tetrad (subclinical narcissism, Machiavellianism, psychopathy, and sadism) is a central framework in personality psychology and is studied across clinical, organisational, and forensic contexts. The Short Dark Tetrad (SD4) has been adapted into several languages, but Indonesian studies have reported its reliability only as point estimates, without quantifying estimation uncertainty. This study therefore estimated the internal-consistency reliability of the Indonesian SD4 within a Bayesian framework. Responses from 289 Indonesian university students were analysed in JASP (1,000 MCMC samples; 50 burn-in) through a four-step sequence: MCMC trace plots, Posterior Predictive Check (PPP) eigenvalue plots, Bayesian single-factor fit diagnostics, and McDonald's ω posterior distributions with 95% Bayesian credible intervals (BCI). All chains converged, the eigenvalue evidence supported a dominant single factor (F1/F2 ratio = 2.5 to 3.6), and model fit was adequate to excellent (B-CFI = .905 to .965). Reliability was good for Sadism (ω = .813) and Narcissism (ω = .808) and acceptable for Machiavellianism (ω = .725) and Psychopathy (ω = .717). The Indonesian SD4 therefore shows acceptable-to-good internal-consistency reliability, reported here with explicit uncertainty and accompanied by a reproducible Bayesian reporting template. Because this evidence concerns reliability rather than validity, it supports research use in university-student samples, whereas high-stakes application will require further validity and measurement-invariance evidence.</p> <p><strong>Abstrak:</strong> Dark Tetrad (narsisisme subklinis, Machiavellianisme, psikopati, dan sadisme) merupakan kerangka sentral dalam psikologi kepribadian dan dikaji pada konteks klinis, organisasi, serta forensik. Short Dark Tetrad (SD4) telah diadaptasi ke dalam beberapa bahasa, tetapi studi di Indonesia baru melaporkan reliabilitasnya sebagai estimasi titik tanpa mengukur ketidakpastian estimasi. Oleh karena itu, penelitian ini mengestimasi reliabilitas konsistensi internal SD4 versi Indonesia dalam kerangka Bayesian. Data dari 289 mahasiswa Indonesia dianalisis menggunakan JASP (1.000 sampel MCMC; burn-in 50) melalui empat langkah berurutan: plot jejak (trace plot) MCMC, plot nilai eigen Posterior Predictive Check (PPP), diagnostik kecocokan model faktor tunggal Bayesian, dan distribusi posterior ω McDonald beserta interval kredibel Bayesian 95% (BCI). Seluruh rantai konvergen, bukti nilai eigen mendukung satu faktor dominan (rasio F1/F2 = 2,5 hingga 3,6), dan kecocokan model tergolong memadai hingga sangat baik (B-CFI = 0,905 hingga 0,965). Reliabilitas tergolong baik untuk Sadisme (ω = 0,813) dan Narsisisme (ω = 0,808), serta dapat diterima untuk Machiavellianisme (ω = 0,725) dan Psikopati (ω = 0,717). Dengan demikian, SD4 versi Indonesia menunjukkan reliabilitas konsistensi internal yang dapat diterima hingga baik, dilaporkan disertai ketidakpastian yang eksplisit dan templat pelaporan Bayesian yang dapat direproduksi. Karena bukti ini menyangkut reliabilitas, bukan validitas, temuan ini mendukung penggunaan untuk keperluan penelitian pada sampel mahasiswa, sedangkan penerapan berisiko tinggi memerlukan bukti validitas dan invariansi pengukuran lebih lanjut.</p> Aflah Zakinov Irta Rizal Kurniawan Anindra Guspa Copyright (c) 2026 Aflah Zakinov Irta, S.Psi., M.Si, Rizal Kurniawan, S.Psi. I., M.A, Anindra Guspa, S.Psi., M.A https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0 2026-07-29 2026-07-29 5 3 113 124 10.47679/njbss.202619153 https://ukinstitute.org/journals/4/njbss/article/view/186 <p>The background of this study is based on the increasing importance of work-life balance for generation Z amid increasingly complex work demands that have the potential to cause job stress. This study aims to examine the relationship between job stress and work-life balance among Generation Z employees. The background of this research is based on the increasing importance of work-life balance for Gen Z, alongside the rising demands of modern work environments that may trigger job stress. This study employed a quantitative approach with a correlation survey design involving 218 Gen Z employees years. Data were collected using a job stress scale adapted from Hadiyanti (2025) and a work-life balance scale adapted from Gunawan et al. (2019). The analysis in this study used Spearman correlation. The results show a significant relationship between job stress and work-life balance (r = 0,695, p &lt; 0,05), indicating a very strong positive correlation. This finding indicates a significant positive association between work stress and work-life balance among Gen Z employees. However, the findings should be interpreted cautiously because the study did not directly assess whether the observed work stress reflects eustress or distress.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Abstrak: </strong>Latar belakang penelitian ini didasarkan pada meningkatnya pentingnya work-life balance bagi generasi Z di tengah tuntutan kerja yang semakin kompleks dan berpotensi menimbulkan stress kerja. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui hubungan antara stres kerja dan work-life balance pada karyawan Generasi Z. Latar belakang penelitian ini didasarkan pada meningkatnya pentingnya work-life balance bagi generasi Z di Tengah tuntutan kerja yang semakin kompleks dan berpotensi menimbulkan stres kerja. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode pendekatan kuantitatif dengan desain survei korelasional yang melibatkan 218 karyawan generasi Z berusia 18-28 tahun. Pengumpulan data dilakukan menggunakan skala stress kerja yang diadaptasi Hadiyanti (2025) serta skala work-life balance yang diadaptasi dari Gunawan et al. (2019). Analisa dalam penelitian ini menggunakan korelasi Spearman. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan adanya hubungan yang signifikan antara stress kerja dan work-life balance (r = 0,695 ; p &lt; 0,05) dengan kekuatan hubungan yang sangat kuat dan arah positif. Temuan ini menunjukkan adanya hubungan positif yang signifikan antara stres kerja dan work-life balance pada karyawan Gen Z. Namun, temuan tersebut perlu diinterpretasikan secara hati-hati karena penelitian ini tidak secara langsung mengukur apakah stres kerja yang diamati merefleksikan eustress atau distress.</p> Rifqi Firmansyah Gunawan Pundani Eki Pratiwi Copyright (c) 2026 Rifqi Firmansyah Gunawan, Pundani Eki Pratiwi https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0 2026-07-29 2026-07-29 5 3 105 112 10.47679/njbss.202618653 https://ukinstitute.org/journals/4/njbss/article/view/167 <p>The rapid development of social media, particularly TikTok, has increased social comparison among emerging adults. Algorithm-driven content often presents curated portrayals of success, ideal lifestyles, and appearance, which may influence users’ self-evaluations. During emerging adulthood, a phase marked by identity exploration and instability, such exposure may contribute to psychological distress, including quarter-life crisis. This study aimed to examine social comparison as a predictor of quarter-life crisis among TikTok users. A quantitative correlational design was employed with 116 emerging adults in Bekasi City selected through purposive sampling. Data were collected using social comparison and quarter-life crisis scales with acceptable psychometric properties. Data were analyzed using simple linear regression. The results showed that social comparison significantly predicted quarter-life crisis (p &lt; .001), with an R² value of 0.651, indicating that 65.1% of the variance in quarter-life crisis is explained by social comparison. These findings indicate that social comparison contributes substantially to vulnerability to quarter-life crisis. The study emphasizes the importance of media literacy and self-regulation to mitigate its negative psychological impact.</p> <p><strong>Abstrak:</strong> Perkembangan pesat media sosial, khususnya TikTok, telah meningkatkan kecenderungan perbandingan sosial pada dewasa awal. Konten berbasis algoritma sering menampilkan gambaran yang telah dikurasi mengenai kesuksesan, gaya hidup ideal, dan penampilan, yang dapat memengaruhi evaluasi diri pengguna. Pada masa dewasa awal, yang ditandai dengan eksplorasi identitas dan ketidakstabilan, paparan tersebut dapat berkontribusi pada tekanan psikologis, termasuk quarter-life crisis. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menguji perbandingan sosial sebagai predictor quarter-life crisis pada pengguna TikTok. Pendekatan kuantitatif dengan desain korelasional digunakan pada 116 dewasa awal di Kota Bekasi yang dipilih melalui purposive sampling. Data dikumpulkan menggunakan skala perbandingan sosial dan quarter-life crisis yang memiliki kualitas psikometrik yang memadai. Analisis data dilakukan dengan regresi linear sederhana. Hasil menunjukkan bahwa perbandingan sosial berpengaruh signifikan terhadap quarter-life crisis (p &lt; 0,001), dengan nilai R² sebesar 0,651, yang berarti 65,1% variasi quarter-life crisis dijelaskan oleh perbandingan sosial. Temuan ini menegaskan pentingnya literasi media dan regulasi diri untuk mengurangi dampak psikologis negatif.</p> Syafira Suniyah Nur Fahmi Sarita Candra Merida Sandra Adetya Copyright (c) 2026 Syafira Suniyah Nur Fahmi, Sarita Candra Merida, Sandra Adetya https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0 2026-08-03 2026-08-03 5 3 125 132 10.47679/njbss.202616753