The Effect of Meditation on Improving Emotion Regulation in Indonesian Pencak Silat Kelatnas Members Perisai Diri, Sidoarjo Junior High School
Yunus Brahmana Putra, R. Dewanti
Psikologia. Jurnal psikologi July 26, 2021 DOI: 10.21070/psikologia.v6i2.1686 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Pre-experimental one-group pretest-posttest design Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Sample size | 13 |
| Population | Members of the Indonesian National Martial Arts Academy Perisai Diri unit at SMP X Sidoarjo (pencak silat members) |
| Topics | Meditation |
| Keywords | Education |
| Key findings | The authors report that meditation from the Perisai Diri martial arts school, consisting of mindfulness and loving kindness techniques, increased emotional regulation in 13 pencak silat members. A paired sample t-test showed a significance value of 0.00 (p < 0.05), leading the authors to accept the hypothesis that meditation has an effect on improving emotional regulation. |
Abstract
This research is motivated by the phenomenon of members of the Indonesian National Martial Arts Academy Perisai Diri unit SMP X Sidoarjo who experience problems with their emotional regulation abilities. One way that can be used to improve the ability to regulate emotions is to practice meditation. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of meditation in increasing the ability to regulate emotions in members of the Indonesian National Martial Arts Academy Perisai Diri unit at SMP X Sidoarjo. This study used a pre-experimental method with a one-group pretest-posttest research design. The meditation used is meditation from the Perisai Diri martial arts school, consisting of mindfulness and loving kindness techniques. The subjects in this study consisted of 13 pencak silat members who were given a pretest to measure their initial emotional regulation ability, then meditation treatment was given to the subject, after that a posttest was given after meditation treatment was given to the subject to measure emotion regulation ability. The results of hypothesis testing using the calculation of the Paired Sample t-test showed a significance value of 0.00 (p <0.05), which means that the hypothesis is accepted. Thus, it can be concluded that meditation has an effect on increasing emotional regulation in members of the Indonesian National Martial Arts Academy, the Perisai Diri unit, SMP X Sidoarjo.
Comparable studies
Other experimental studies on meditation, most cited first.
| Study | Year | Design | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| The benefits of being present: Mindfulness and its role in psychological well-being. Cancer patients (clinical intervention study) | 2003 | Mixed methods: scale development, correlational, quasi-experimental, laboratory, experience-sampling, and clinical intervention study | |
| Loving-kindness meditation increases social connectedness. | 2008 | Controlled laboratory experiment | |
| Mindfulness and mind-wandering: Finding convergence through opposing constructs. | 2012 | Two studies: correlational study and experimental study | |
| Mental Training Enhances Attentional Stability: Neural and Behavioral Evidence | 2009 | Experimental study | |
| Mindfulness meditation and substance use in an incarcerated population. Incarcerated population | 2006 | Quasi-experimental with treatment-as-usual control condition |
Citations in the library
Cites 4
- The Mindful Brain and Emotion Regulation in Mood Disorders The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry February 1, 2012
- Increased gray matter volume in the right angular and posterior parahippocampal gyri in loving-kindness meditators Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience July 18, 2012
- Kecerdasan Emosi Ditinjau Dari Keikutsertaan Dalam Program Meditasi JPSI November 17, 2015
- The underlying anatomical correlates of long-term meditation: larger hippocampal and frontal volumes of gray matter. Neuroimage April 1, 2009