Jurnal Psikologi (Dec 2016)

Penurunan Depresi pada Difabel Akibat Kecelakaan melalui Pelatihan Keterampilan Regulasi Emosi

  • Rini Setyowati,
  • Nisa Rachmah Nur Anganthi,
  • Setia Asyanti

DOI
https://doi.org/10.22146/jpsi.11332
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 43, no. 3
pp. 207 – 219

Abstract

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This study examined the effect of emotion regulation skills training in reducing depression on disability due to an accident. Researchers use nonrandomized design pretest-posttest control group by subjekts as many as 12 early adult disability due to an accident which is divided into an experimental group and a control group. Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) was used to measure the level of depression before, after treatment and follow-up. Based on the results of quantitative analysis with statistical test nonparametric Mann-Whitney U, it is known there are differences in decreased depression in the experimental group were given training in comparison with the control group, and Wilcoxon T, it is known there are significant differences between the scores of depression before and after training the experimental group. Qualitative data also support quantitative analysis, that emotion regulation skills in the subjects of the experiment increased after training. It was concluded that emotion regulation skills training proved effective in reducing depression in disabilities due to accidents. Therefore, it is necessary container for the disabled as a result of the accident to share and express emotions

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