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studies,36ar eincludedi nthispr oceeding.Thet opicsofthepapersr efl
ectthethemeoft hisyear ’s
symposi um “Promot ingPsychol ogicalCont ribut
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arer epresentedint hesymposi um,r angingf rom urbanandcr oss-cul
turalpsychology,t oeducat i
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andschoolpsychol ogy,todisastermanagement .
Oft hepapersthatwer eaccept edt ot hesymposi um andt hisproceeding,threewer eselectedast he
bestpapers.Winningt hefir
st-placepr ize,Ms.Kruschedemonst ratedtheroleoft heabili
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hadver sechi
ldhoodexper iencear emorelikelytoshowmal i
ngering
tendency.Thet hi
rd-placewi nnerpaperi swri
ttenbyMs.Sanover i
anaandMs.Four ianalistyawati
,
whosest udyshowed t hei mpor tanceofwor k-familybalanceand t r
aitmi ndful
nessi n promot ing
psychologi
calwellbeingamongmi ddl
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Ast hefirstundergraduateresear chsymposi um forPsychologyst udentsi nIndonesia,UIPSURser ves
asanavenuef orstudentstopr esentthei
rwor kbeyondt heend-of-semest erclasspresentat
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oradvi sor sand fellow student s.Itisourhopet hatthef eedbackr eceived inthef orum woul d
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ionski ll
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sproceedingcamef r
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project
.
Wewoul dli
ket othankUniversi
tasI ndonesi aVi ceRect orPr of
.Dr .r
ernatRosar iSal eh,theDeanoft he
FacultyofPsychol ogyDr.TjutRi fameut iaUmarAl i
,theVi ceDeansf orAcademi c,Resear ch,and
StudentshipPr of.SriHart
atiR.Sur adijono,M. A.,Ph.D.,theVi ceDeanf orResour ces,Venture,and
Admi ni
strati
on Dr a.Cori
na D.S.Ri antoput ra,M. Com. ,Ph.D. ,and Direct orate ofResear ch and
Communi ty EngagementofUni versitas Indonesi afort heirsupportf rom t he begi nning ofthe
preparati
onoft hesymposi um tot hef inishingoft hi
spr oceeding.Weal sot hankt her eviewersofthe
manuscr i
ptandf acul
tymentorswhohavegi ventheirfeedbackandsuggest ionsf ort heauthorsofthe
paperst oreviset hei
rpaper.Finally,ast hepl anningfort hesecondi t
er ationoft hesymposi um has
commenced, letusextendtheinvitationf ormor epapersandat tendeesint heupcomi ng2017UI PSUR.
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