Happiness: Journal of Psychology and Islamic Science

Implikasi Music therapy sebagai bentuk katarsis dan relaksasi emosi (Implications of Music Therapy as a Form of Catharsis and Emotional Relaxation)

Nara Syarifani — 2024-06-14

Humans have a fundamental need to express and manage their emotions. Musik therapy, a therapeutic intervention that utilizes music, offers significant potential in helping individuals achieve emotional balance. Research suggests that music therapy can serve as a form of emotional catharsis and relaxation, providing benefits to individuals' mental health and well-being. This research used a comprehensive literature insight to analyse a range of scientific studies examining the effectiveness of music therapy in the context of emotional catharsis and relaxation. Data were collected from various sources, including academic journals, research databases and scholarly books. The literature review showed that music therapy has significant potential in facilitating the process of emotional catharsis and relaxation. Through various mechanisms, such as emotional stimulation, stres reduction, and improved emotion regulation, music therapy can help individuals express and manage their emotions in a healthy manner. Research shows that music therapy can provide positive mental health benefits, such as the reduction of anxiety, depression, and trauma, as well as improved well-being and quality of life. As a form of emotional catharsis and relaxation, music therapy offers significant potential to improve the mental health and well-being of individuals.

Dukungan Sosial Dengan Penerimaan Pada Orang Tua Yang Memiliki Anak Berkebutuhan Khusus (Social Support and Acceptance in Parents of Children with Special Needs)

Arina Husna Zaini — 2024-06-21

Parents who are awarded a child with a diagnosis of special needs will feel sad and disappointed, the distrust they experience will give emotional reactions of anger, depression and bargaining in conditions that are not in accordance with their expectations. In these conditions dukungan sosial is needed to provide encouragement that is able to increase the acceptance of parents of children with special needs. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between dukungan sosial dan penerimaan for parents who have children with special needs. The sample in this study were 73 parents who have children with special needs in Tulungagung. The sampling technique used is simple purpoive sampling using dukungan sosial dan penerimaan as a measuring tool. The analysis technique uses non parametric statistics. Based on the results of the study, the significance correlation rank spearman obtained was 0.275, which means that there is no relationship between dukungan sosial dan penerimaan for parents who have children with special needs. However, this research has a positive correlation.

Konsep Diri Pada Mahasiswa Perempuan Yang Mengalami Obesitas di Institut Agama Islam Negeri (IAIN) Kediri (Self-Concept of Female Students Experiencing Obesity at the State Islamic Institute (IAIN) of Kediri)

Sandy Kurniasari — 2024-06-27

Obesity can decrease the quality of life for those affected. The issue of obesity in female students is not only related to their physical condition but also affects their psychological well-being. Meanwhile, self-concept encompasses an individual's mental representation of themselves, including both physical and psychological aspects. The aim of this study is to understand the self-concept of female students experiencing obesity and the factors influencing it. This research employs a qualitative method with a phenomenological approach. Data were obtained through interviews with five female student subjects experiencing obesity. Subjects were selected using purposive sampling technique. The criteria for subjects in this study were active female students at the State Islamic Institute (IAIN) of Kediri, unmarried, with a body mass index (BMI) classification indicating obesity (BMI > 25.0 according to WHO). The results of this study are as follows: (1) The self-concept of female students experiencing obesity at the State Islamic Institute (IAIN) of Kediri is that they can describe their current physical and psychological conditions. Slimness is considered the beauty standard in their environment, although the subjects have their own beauty standards and make efforts to achieve them. Obesity does not hinder them in carrying out daily activities but affects their health. Female students experiencing obesity receive negative treatment and comments from their surroundings. They feel sad, regretful, self-blaming, and self-loathing about having an obese body. They also experience anxiety related to their health and lack confidence when looking in the mirror. In interactions, they may appear relaxed or embarrassed, but they still fulfill their daily roles effectively. (2) Factors influencing the self-concept of female students experiencing obesity include body shape, nicknames, unsuccessful weight loss attempts, and social support.

Academic Stress and Resilience as Predictors of Pro-Social Behaviour among Undergraduates of Adekunle Ajasin University Akungba-Akoko

Olukayode A. Afolabi — 2024-06-28

The problems of pro-social behavior among individuals have been in existence from the recorded history. Studies that have investigated pro-social behavior have used different predictors and populations with varied results. Therefore, this study investigated academic stress and resilience as predictors of pro-social behavior among first year undergraduates of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko, Ondo State, Nigeria. The study adopted cross-sectional survey design while convenience sampling technique was used to collect data from 219 participants using the Pro-social Behavior Scale, Maslach Burnout Inventory and Resilience Scale. Data collected were analyzed using multiple regressions to test three hypotheses which were accepted at a p < .05 level of significance. The result showed that academic stress and resilience jointly predicted pro-social behavior among study participants [R² =.10, F (2,216) =11.88, p < .05]. In addition, academic stress (β= -.26, p < .05) independently predicted pro-social behavior while resilience did not independently predict pro-social behavior among study participants (β = .12, p > .05). The study concluded that academic stress is a strong predictor of pro-social behavior among study participants. It is recommended that university management and other stakeholders should organize regular seminars on stress reduction techniques that would encourage activities that would lead to pro-social behavior among undergraduates.

Studi Komparasi antara Body Image Siswa Laki-Laki dan Siswa Perempuan Di Asrama (A Comparative Study Between the Body Image of Male and Female Students in Dormitories)

Iffada Dwi Al-Maida — 2024-06-29

This study aims to: (1) know the level of body image of male and of female students in Dormitory. (2) Knowing whether there is a difference between the body image of male students in Daarul Ilmi Dormitory MAN 2 Kota Kediri. This research uses a quantitative approach with a comparative type. The sampling technique used in this study with a simple random sampling technique. The population in this study amounted to 168 students of Daarul Ilmi Dormitory, MAN 2, Kediri City, with 84 male students and 84 female students. This research data collection technique uses a questionnaire. The instrument used to determine student body image is a body image scale with reference to Cash's theory, compiled by the researcher himself. The data analysis for this research is a Mann-Whitney U Test comparative analysis with the help of IBM SPSS Statistic 25.0 for Windows software. The results of this study show: (1) the level of body image of male students at Daarul Ilmi Dormitory MAN 2 Kediri City is in the high category with a percentage of 56%. (2) The level of body image of female students at Daarul Ilmi Dormitory MAN 2, Kediri City, is in the medium category with a percentage of 51.2%. (3) The results of the comparison test show that there is a significant difference between the body image of male students and female students at Daarul Ilmi Dormitory MAN 2 Kota Kediri, with a significance value of 0.012 (0.012 < 0.05) and a Z value of -2.525 < 0.0054 (Z count < Z table). So it can be concluded that there is a significant difference between the body image of male students and female students at Daarul Ilmi Dormitory, MAN 2, Kediri City. So, H0 is rejected and Ha is accepted.

Metode Story Telling dan Role Play untuk Reduksi Stress ADHA (Story Telling and Role Play Methods for ADHA Stress Reduction)

Germino Wahyu Broto — 2024-06-30

Children with HIV/AIDS (ADHA) tend to be affected by social discrimination from the environment in which they live. The social discrimination experienced is always repeated. This is because ADHA are often ostracized, often receive negative stigma, and are often neglected. This social discrimination makes ADHA feel easily stressed. Therefore, efforts are needed to overcome the stress problems experienced by ADHA. Efforts that can be made include using the story telling method and role playing. The novelty of this research lies in the use of story telling and role play methods in an integrated manner. This research aims to determine the extent to which story telling and role playing treatment can reduce stress in HIV/AIDS children in Tulungagung Regency. The research design used is a Mix Method Explanatory Sequential Design approach, with two sequential or interactive sequential phases. The first stage carried out quantitative data collection and analysis as a priority to answer research questions. The next stage of qualitative data collection is carried out following the previous phase. The subjects of this research were children with HIV/AIDS who experienced stress and entered the concrete operational and formal operational cognitive development phase (7 to 17 years) with a sample of 15 children. The measuring tool used is the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) questionnaire with 10 question items (PSS-10) and 2x story telling therapy. The research results obtained show that t count is 6.6647 > t table 2.145 so that providing treatment to children with HIV/Aids using a combination of story telling and role play can reduce stress levels significantly.

Prososial Relawan Trauma Healing Korban Bencana Alam (Prosocial Trauma Volunteers Healing Natural Disaster Victims)

Mar'atus Sholikhah Pujianto — 2024-06-30

The geographical location of Indonesia's territory is traversed by the Pacific Circum which makes many active mountain ranges in Indonesia. Reporting from National Geographic, as many as 90 percent of earthquakes originate from the Pacific Circum which are caused by volcanic activity. The frequent occurrence of natural disasters causes many losses in addition to losses such as damage to buildings, deaths and victims who suffer minor to serious injuries are victims who experience emotional problems such as depression, anxiety, excessive fear and worry, even PTSD. The existence of trauma healing volunteers for victims of natural disasters as mentioned above is really needed to prevent the psychological problems experienced by victims of natural disasters from becoming worse. The volunteers needed by victims are volunteers who are not selfish or prioritize their own interests, volunteers who have an empathetic attitude towards victims and are aware of people who need help. Such volunteers by Santrock are volunteers who have a prosocial attitude. This research aims to look at the prosocial picture which includes: cooperation, sharing, helping, honesty and generosity of trauma healing volunteers. This research is a qualitative research type of phenomenological study. Online interview techniques by calling each informant were used to explore data for this research. The research informants were 3 active Indonesian volunteers to date who have been volunteers for at least 3 years. The results of the research describe the prosocial nature of natural disaster volunteers based on prosocial aspects, which include: 1) cooperation: the cooperation of volunteers is shown by the volunteers' willingness to balance personal interests with the interests of the volunteer organization and also that the informants can respect other people who have provided opinions. 2) Sharing: the form of sharing shown by volunteers is that volunteers like to share their joys and sorrows with other people. 3) Helping: the forms of helping behavior shown by volunteers are Informal Planned Helping and Emotional Helping. 4) Acting honestly: The form of honesty shown by volunteers is being honest in their words, namely saying what they are and not cheating. 5) Generous: the informant's form of generosity is that volunteers like to give charity by donating the proceeds from holding webinars and raising funds online via kitabisa.com for victims of natural disasters