PENGARUH PENDEKATAN MINDFULNESS TERHADAP KECEMASAN MATEMATIKA SISWA KELAS III DI SD NEGERI TANABANGKA KABUPATEN GOWA
Inayah Tul Aini, Bhakti Prima Findiga Hermuttaqien, Siti Zahra Mulianti Natsir
Didaktik Jurnal Ilmiah PGSD STKIP Subang June 5, 2026 DOI: 10.36989/didaktik.v12i02.14588 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Quasi-experimental study with experimental and control groups Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Sample size | 40 |
| Population | Third-grade students at SD Negeri Tanabangka, Gowa Regency |
| Intervention | Mindfulness approach |
| Measures | mathematics anxiety questionnaire, observation sheet of learning implementation |
| Topics | Meditation |
| Key findings | Mathematics anxiety in the mindfulness group decreased, shifting from predominantly moderate to low, while the control group showed no significant change. An independent-samples t-test gave a significance value below 0.05, which the authors interpret as a significant between-group difference after treatment and conclude that the mindfulness approach reduces mathematics anxiety. |
Abstract
Mathematics, learned from an early age to adulthood, plays an important role in daily life, especially in academics. However, many students perceive mathematics as difficult and intimidating, which can lead to mathematics anxiety. This study aimed to examine the effect of the mindfulness approach on students’ mathematics anxiety. The participants consisted of two groups: an experimental group and a control group, each with 20 students. Data were collected using a mathematics anxiety questionnaire and an observation sheet of learning implementation. The results showed a decrease in mathematics anxiety in the experimental group after receiving mindfulness treatment. This was indicated by a shift in anxiety levels from predominantly moderate to low. Meanwhile, the control group showed no significant change. Hypothesis testing using an independent sample t-test revealed a significance value (Sig. 2-tailed) of less than 0.05, indicating that Ha was accepted and H₀ was rejected. This means there was a significant difference in mathematics anxiety between the experimental and control groups after treatment. It can be concluded that the mindfulness approach significantly reduces mathematics anxiety among third-grade students at SD Negeri Tanabangka, Gowa Regency.
Comparable studies
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| 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 |