UGM Psychology Faculty students, Dewan Laksamana Putra or commonly called Dewan won a gold medal at the 34th PIMNAS 2021. Together with two friends from the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences (FISPOL) UGM, Dewan won a gold medal through the title of research “Zoom Hit: A Study of Expectation Violations in Interpersonal Relationships for New Students 2020 through Virtual Meetings during a Pandemic”.
The title uses the concept of research from Communication Science, while Psychology discusses in terms of the theory of interpersonal relationships. In addition, the title appointed by Dewan and friends was appointed based on the facts on the ground that recently individual activities have been carried out in cyberspace. “Actually, this zoom hit is not limited to zoom, but also other social media, such as WhatsApp and Instagram,” explained Dewan.
The purpose of this research is to find out how expectations are violated and have an impact on interpersonal relationships. As a result, expectations are indeed violated but are positive. This means that people judge better when meeting in person virtually than communicating through chat.
Dewan admitted that he really liked academic activities, especially research since the first semester. “Through research, I learn a lot and discover new things,” said Dewan. In addition, Dewan also revealed that his motivation for participating in this year’s PIMNAS is because he really likes academic activities and PIMNAS is a prestigious activity that is a pity to miss.
When asked about what he still wanted to do about PIMNAS, Dewan replied that he wanted to join PKM once again and pass PIMNAS. “I know more, I become more confident, I can know more things, and I can share,” said Dewan when asked about his motivation to join PIMNAS.
The eldest of five children, he admits that there is no minimum time to study or a minimum amount of something to read. However, he hopes to never go a day without studying. “We can’t always be smart in one thing. Therefore, don’t stop learning from various sources and don’t waste the available opportunities,” explained Dewan.