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Meditasi Mindfulness: Upaya Mengatasi Kecemasan Pustakawan

Muhammad Erdiansyah Cholid Anjali, Zeni Istiqomah

Media Informasi June 15, 2023 DOI: 10.22146/mi.v32i1.7133 (opens in new tab)

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Characteristics Qualitative study Peer reviewed
Population Librarians at Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta during the COVID-19 pandemic
Topics Meditation
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Key findings The authors report that mindfulness meditation was well received by the librarians and improved their self-regulation for managing anxiety during the pandemic. After practicing, librarians showed attention control, emotion regulation, and self-awareness. Some librarians reported anxiety related to COVID-19 transmission and job termination.

Abstract

Pandemi Covid-19 berdampak pada kesehatan jasmani dan mental masyarakat. Salah satu dampaknya yaitu kecemasan saat mengerjakan aktivitas. Tujuan penelitian ini untuk mengetahui bagaimana kecemasan yang dialami pustakawan dan bagaimana implementasi meditasi Mindfulness sebagai strategi mengelola kecemasan pustakawan Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta saat pandemi covid-19. Metode penelitian yang digunakan deskriptif kualitatif. Pengumpulan data melalui observasi, wawancara, dan studi dokumentasi. Uji keabsahan data dengan teknik triangulasi sumber. Penyajian data dilakukan dengan cara reduksi data, penyajian data, dan penarikan kesimpulan. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa meditasi Mindfulness dapat diterima baik oleh pustakawan UMY. Pelaksanaan kegiatan meditasi meliputi : membaca doa; mengatur duduk; mengatur nafas dan mulai memejamkan mata; membuang pikiran negatif yang mengganggu; membayangkan suasana tenang; memberikan afirmasi positif; kembali mengatur nafas dan membuka mata; doa. Meditasi Mindfulness berpengaruh meningkatkan self-regulation untuk mengelola kecemasan pustakawan di masa covid-19. Beberapa pustakawan mengalami kecemasan saat bekerja terkait dengan penularan covid-19 dan pemutusan hubungan kerja. Setelah melakukan meditasi Mindfulness pustakawan memiliki kemampuan attention control, emotion regulation, dan self awareness.

Comparable studies

Other qualitative studies on meditation, most cited first.

Study Year Design Participants
The varieties of contemplative experience: A mixed-methods study of meditation-related challenges in Western Buddhists Western Buddhist meditation practitioners and experts in Theravāda, Zen, and Tibetan... 2017 Qualitative study with mixed-methods
The Effects of Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction on Nurse Stress and Burnout Nurses in a hospital system 2004 Implementation study with mixed methods
An exploratory mixed methods study of the acceptability and effectiveness of mindfulness -based cognitive therapy for patients with active depression and anxiety in primary care Primary care patients with recurrent depression or recurrent depression and anxiety 2006 Exploratory mixed methods study n = 13
A qualitative study of mindfulness‐based cognitive therapy for depression Participants in mindfulness-based cognitive therapy in a mental-health context 2001 Qualitative study n = 7
Effortless awareness: using real time neurofeedback to investigate correlates of posterior cingulate cortex activity in meditators' self-report Meditators 2013 Qualitative study using grounded theory methodology

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