MEDITATION IN SCHOOL ADOLESCENTS WHO SIT IN OLYMPIC AND ACCELERATION CLASS

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Abstract: Meditation  is  a  state  of  consciousness  in  which  the  individual  eliminates environmental  stimuli  from  awareness  so  that  the  mind  has  single  focus,  producing  a state  of  relaxation  and  relief  from  stress.  Stress  that  happen  in  school  environment  or education  is  called  academic  stress.  The  purpose  of  this  research  was  to  analize  the influence of meditation to academic stress in school  adolescents  who sit  in olympic and acceleration class.   Method:  The  researcher  used  a  experimental  quantitative  with  one-group  pre-test  and post test design  without control group. This research had done to 27 respondents, such as first and second grade of olimpiade class and last grade of acceleration class in SMA N  3  Semarang.  The  tool  that  used  in  this  research  was  Academic  Expectations  Stress Inventory  (AESI)  that  indicated  academic  stress  from  expectations  of  self  and expectations of parents and teacher Data analysis used Paired Sample t-Test.  Result  and  Suggestion:  This  research  showed  that  25  respondents  (92,59%)  had depreciation score of academic stress, 1 respondent (3,70%) had permanent score and 1 respondent  (3,70%)  increase  score  of  academic  stress.  Significant  score  from  Paired Sample  t-Test  showed  that  0,000  <  α  (0,05)  so  that  H0  was  aversed  and  H1  was accepted. This research resulted there was influence of meditation to academic stress in school  adolescents  who  sit  in  olympic  and  acceleration  class,it  is  expected  in  nursing practice and some resorts to use meditation as a self supporting intervention.  
Key words:  meditation, school adolescents, olympic and acceleration
Author: Riska Titis Andriyani, Suhartini
Journal Code: jpkeperawatangg120004

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