Pelatihan Rational Emotive Behaviour untuk Menurunkan Tingkat Communication Apprehension Mahasiswa

Abstract

This research aimed to understand the effect training of rational emotive behaviour to reduce the level of Communication Apprehension. The quasi experiment design used in this research is one group pretest-posttest design, with the subject were 4 students of Psychology Universitas Islam Indonesia experiencing communication apprehension. Modules are used for training is based on commponents of REB arccording Ellis (2009) and Forggat (2005). Data were collected using scale of communication apprehension which refered aspects by Greenberg and Padesky (2004). The result of quantitative analysis using statistic desciriptive with comparision mean-score are there was different level of communication apprehension between pretest and posttest, the mean score of posttest is lower than mean score of pretest (Mpretest=76,25; Mposttest =64,00; Mpretest ≠ Mposttest ) The training of rational emotive behaviour was effective to reduce the level of communication apprehension. So, it was matched with the hypothesis of this research.