Efektivitas Pelatihan Meditasi Pernafasan Untuk Menurunkan Tingkat Stres Pada Pengasuh Anak Panti Asuhan

Abstract

This research aimed to test the effectiveness of breathing meditation training in relieving the stress level to the orphan caregiver in orphanage X and it used Pretest-Posttest Control Group Design. It involved 7 female caregivers aged in the range of 21 – 51 years old and working in orphanage X as the participants. They were grouped into two: experiment group (n=4) that accepted the treatment in the form of breathing meditation training and control group (waiting list) (n=3). The stress scale of DASS 42 was used as the measurement tool. The hypothesis test used the non-parametric analysis in the form of Mann Whitney U Test to test the value difference based on the groups: experiment and control. The results of the test showed that the breathing meditation training was effective in relieving the stress to the orphan caregivers in orphanage x (Z = -2,141 dan p = 0,032 (p < 0,05))