YOGYAKARTA – Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) has partnered with the Indonesian Hypnosis Centre (IHC) to organize a Transpersonal Clinical Hypnotherapy certification training program. The training, attended by around 100 participants, aims to strengthen the position of hypnotherapy as a science-based mental health practice.
This idea is explored in the latest episode of OPSI: Obrolan Psikologi, presented by the Faculty of Psychology UGM in collaboration with TVRI Yogyakarta. In the second episode of OPSI this year, “Main Game Ketahuan Sifat Aslinya? Ngobrol Bareng Kreator ‘The Lost Treasure’,” Dr. Fadillah, an alumnus of the Doctorate of Psychology at UGM, introduces a mobile-based psychological assessment that moves beyond traditional testing methods.
Yogyakarta, March 16, 2026 — The shifting characteristics of the workforce, now increasingly dominated by Generation Z, have created the need for a new understanding of work motivation within organizational settings. In response, researchers from Universitas Gadjah Mada have developed and validated a psychological instrument to measure the motivational needs of Generation Z employees in Indonesia.
Yogyakarta, March 4, 2026 — Amid growing attention to mental health, a collaborative study by researchers from the Faculty of Psychology at Universitas Gadjah Mada and The University of Melbourne highlights an often-overlooked aspect: the role of self-healing in the recovery of individuals who have lost someone to suicide in Indonesia.
The Psychodiagnostic Instrument Development Unit (UPAP) of the Faculty of Psychology, Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM), conducted the first pilot test for the development of the Agility Test at SMA Negeri 1 Kalasan on Thursday, February 26, 2026. This activity was part of a program aimed at mapping students’ academic potential, organized through a collaboration between the school and the Faculty of Psychology UGM. The pilot test marked an initial step in the process of developing a more comprehensive and adaptive assessment instrument tailored to the needs of secondary school students.
Yogyakarta, February 26, 2026 – Psychological disorders such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and dissociative symptoms (feeling “detached” from oneself) are common responses when individuals experience profound trauma. A recent international collaborative study has uncovered the dynamics of the relationship between complex post-traumatic stress disorder (CPTSD) and dissociative symptoms through a cross-cultural approach involving participants from Western and South Asian countries.
The Faculty of Psychology at Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM), through its Career Center, organized a Graduation Briefing for prospective undergraduate graduates of Period II Academic Year 2025/2026 on Monday (February 23), held online via Zoom Meeting. The event was attended by 59 undergraduate candidates, consisting of 52 regular program graduates and seven graduates from the International Undergraduate Program (IUP).
Yogyakarta, February 24, 2026 – Amid the rapid advancement of digital technology that enables people to stay constantly connected, loneliness has emerged as a new challenge for young generations. This phenomenon is highlighted in a recent study titled “A Multidimensional Predictive Model of Loneliness in Indonesian Generation Z,” published in the Jurnal Ilmiah Peuradeun.
Yogyakarta, 10 February 2026 – How do public memory and attention toward disasters change over time? This question is at the center of a recent study involving researchers from the Faculty of Psychology, Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM), in an international research project on the dynamics of collective disaster cognition in the digital era.
The study was published in the Journal of Disaster Research in an article titled “Spatio-Temporal Dynamics of Collective Disaster Event Cognition in the Digital Sphere: A Long-Term Case Study of the Great East Japan Earthquake (2011–2025).” The research is a collaboration between scholars from Japan and Indonesia, with academics from UGM’s Faculty of Psychology participating as members of the author team.
Yogyakarta, 3 February 2026 – A study entitled “The psychological preparedness of at-risk Indonesian communities to disaster (PREPARED) scale: Validation and norm development,” authored by Pradytia Putri Pertiwi et al. and published in Acta Psychologica (Vol. 262), provides an important contribution to the measurement of psychological preparedness for disasters among Indonesian communities. To date, disaster preparedness initiatives in Indonesia have largely emphasized physical and material aspects, while the psychological dimension has received relatively little attention, despite evidence showing that psychological preparedness is associated with better stress management and a reduced risk of post-disaster mental health problems.