THE EFFECTIVENESS OF EXPRESSIVE WRITING IN MANAGING EMOTIONAL ABILITY IN ADOLESCENT AT JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL OF MUHAMMADIYAH 1 IN PURWOKERTO

Larasita, Dewi and Dais, Nurul Wahidha and Dwi, Aprilia Zunaeni Anggraeni and Nur’aeni, Nur’aeni (2019) THE EFFECTIVENESS OF EXPRESSIVE WRITING IN MANAGING EMOTIONAL ABILITY IN ADOLESCENT AT JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL OF MUHAMMADIYAH 1 IN PURWOKERTO. PROCEEDING 2nd International Seminar on Psychology.

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Abstract

This study aimed to test whether there is any significant effectiveness of expressive writing in managing emotional ability at Junior High School of Muhammadiyah 1 students in Purwokerto. This study used quasi expreimental method with nonrandomized pretest-posttest control group design and the number of reserach subjects is 20 persons who were devided into control group and experimental group. The instrument used for collecting the data is managing emotions scale. The reliability of this study was measured by alpha cornbach and result showed that α = 0,745. The data analysis is done by using non-parametic statistical technic, Wilcoxon Signed Ranks Test with the help of SPSS 20.0 for widows programme. Based on the result of data analysis showed that the level of managing emotions in experimental group significantly increase after expressive writing session with the value of Asymp. Sig = 0,009 < 0,005. The result showed that expressive writing is effective to increase managing emotional ability in adolescent.

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