Judul: The Influence of Using TikTok Social Media and Self-Esteem on Adolesence’s Subjective Well-Being
Abstrak: TikTok merupakan media sosial yang sangat populer di Indonesia. Jumlah pengguna aktif mencapai 113 juta orang pada tahun 2023 dan menjadikan Indonesia sebagai negara dengan pengguna TikTok terbanyak kedua di dunia. Pengguna TikTok didominasi oleh generasi milenial dan Z. Penelitian ini berfokus pada pengaruh penggunaan TikTok pada remaja. Desain penelitian yang digunakan adalah eksplanatori dengan pendekatan kuantitatif. Terdapat 128 sampel yang dipilih secara cluster random sampling. Analisis data menggunakan uji korelasi Pearson dan regresi linier berganda menggunakan aplikasi SPSS 23. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan adanya hubungan positif signifikan antara jenis kelamin, usia, dan jenjang kelas remaja dengan harga diri. Hasil uji regresi menunjukkan adanya pengaruh positif signifikan dari penggunaan TikTok dan harga diri terhadap kesejahteraan subjektif remaja. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian, diharapkan remaja dapat lebih memahami dan bijak dalam menggunakan TikTok karena meskipun dapat memengaruhi kesejahteraan subjektif tetapi dapat memberikan dampak lain seperti melupakan tanggung jawab belajar., TikTok is a very popular social media platform in Indonesia. The number of active users has reached 113 million in 2023, making Indonesia the second country with the most TikTok users in the world. TikTok users are dominated by millennials and Generation Z. This study focuses on the influence of TikTok usage on teenagers. The research design used is explanatory with a quantitative approach. There were 128 samples selected using cluster random sampling. Data analysis used Pearson correlation test and multiple linear regression using SPSS 23 software. The research results show a significant positive correlation between gender, age, and class level of teenagers with self-esteem. The regression test results show a significant positive effect of TikTok usage and self-esteem on the subjective well-being of teenagers. Based on the research results, it is hoped that teenagers can better understand and wisely use TikTok, as although it can influence their subjective well-being, it can also have other impacts such as neglecting learning responsibilities.
Keyword: harga diri, Kesejahteraan Subjektif, Remaja, penggunaan TikTok

Judul: The Influence of Parenting Practices and Characters toward Subjective Well-Being in Adolescents
Abstrak: Kesejahteraan subjektif dinilai sebagai salah satu ukuran saintifik untuk menggambarkan kebahagiaan dan kualitas hidup seseorang. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis pengaruh praktik pengasuhan dan karakter terhadap kesejahteraan subjektif remaja. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode eksplanatori dan dilakukan di Kota Bekasi yang dipilih secara purposive. Responden berjumlah 213 remaja yang merupakan siswa kelas XI SMA/SMK. Data primer diperoleh melalui teknik self-administered menggunakan kuesioner terstruktur. Data yang digunakan meliputi karakteristik remaja (usia dan jenis kelamin), karakteristik keluarga (usia orang tua, pendidikan orang tua, pekerjaan orang tua, dan besar keluarga), praktik pengasuhan, karakter, dan kesejahteraan subjektif remaja. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan indeks praktik pengasuhan dan kesejahteraan subjektif terkategori rendah, sementara indeks karakter terkategori sedang. Hasil uji hubungan menemukan bahwa remaja perempuan cenderung menerima praktik pengasuhan yang lebih baik. Selain itu ditemukan pula hubungan signifikan antara praktik pengasuhan, karakter, dan kesejahteraan subjektif. Hasil uji regresi menemukan bahwa praktik pengasuhan orang tua dan karakter remaja secara signifikan memberikan pengaruh paling nyata terhadap kesejahteraan subjektif remaja., Subjective well-being is considered as one of scientific measures to represent one’s happiness and quality of life. This research aims to analyze the influences of parenting practices and characters toward subjective well-being in adolescents. This research used the explanatory method and was conducted in Bekasi, which was chosen based on purposive approach. The respondents were 213 adolescents who were in 11th grade of senior/vocational high school. The primary data was self-administered collected through questionnaires. The collected data included adolescent’s characteristics (age and sex), family characteristics (parents’ age, parents’ education, parents’ work status, and family size), parenting practices, characters, and subjective well-being. The results show the parenting practices index and subjective well-being index were in the low category, while the character index was in the moderate category. The correlation test found that female adolescents tend to receive better parenting practices. Furthermore, significant correlations were also found among parenting practices, characters, and subjective well-being. This regression test found that parenting practices from the parents and adolescents’ characters have the most significant influences toward subjective well being in adolescents.
Keyword: adolescents, characters, parenting practices, senior/vocational high school, subjective well-being

Judul: Sarcosporidiasis in slaughter animals
Abstrak: Sarcocystis which belong to the generally occuring parasites for they are found almost all over the countries of the world. Infection of Sarcocystis usually throught inges- tion of feces or flesh of infected animals. The pathogenesis of Sarcosporidiasis is considered as benign but when the Sarcocystis die in a host, sarcocystin or sarcosporidin is liberated thereby which lead to condemnation of meat in the abattoir. Besides condemnation of meat, Sarcocystis also causes: loss of appetite, anemia, lameness, weakness in the lion, diarrhea, fever, pyrexia, paralysis, emaciation, neuro logical disturbances, etc. " Amprolium "at the rate of 100 mg/Kg body weight per day has been practiced for prevention or to minimize Sarco- sporidiasis. Treatment must be started during incubation period. Shedding of Sarcocystis sporocysts in the feces of carnivores is the key factor in the spread of Sarcocystis infection. Therefore, control efforts must be based primarily on measures designed to break the cycle of Sarcocystis.
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