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The Effectiveness of Mindfulness Training to Reduce Emotional Problems in Social Patronage Citizens of Bina Karya Wanita Harapan Mulia Kedoya Social Institution

Volume: 80  ,  Issue: 1 , July    Published Date: 25 July 2021
Publisher Name: IJRP
Views: 529  ,  Download: 380 , Pages: 236 - 241    
DOI: 10.47119/IJRP100801720212071

Authors

# Author Name
1 Muhammad Ihsan Sulthoni

Abstract

This study the objective of is to find out the effectiveness of mindfulness meditation training to reduce emotional problems in the social patronage citizens. It?s subjects of this study are 12 social patronage citizens (SPC) in Harapan Mulia Kedoya women social institution who were determined by the criteria in the research group. And will be provided mindfulness meditation training to participants who have emotional problems. The experimental design was one group pre-test post-test design. The emotional problems were measured by using emotional problems scale. Using the paired samples test, the mean coefficient of change in emotional management is significant in the pretest and after the posttest. As the conclusion this study shows that mindfulness training provides significant results in reducing emotional problems on SPC. Thus, mindfulness training can be used as a psychotherapy to help individuals manage emotional problems.

Keywords

  • mindfulness training
  • negative emotional problem
  • Social Patronage Citizens