EFEKTIVITAS EXPRESSIVE WRITING DALAM MENURUNKAN SELF-CRITICISM PADA ANGGOTA UNIVERSE CREW
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https://doi.org/10.51878/paedagogy.v6i4.16457Keywords:
expressive writing, self-criticism, inadequate self, hated self, reassured selfAbstract
This study aimed to examine the effectiveness of expressive writing in reducing self-criticism among members of the Universe Crew dance community in Palembang City. A quantitative approach with a pre-experimental one-group pretest-posttest design was employed. The participants were 30 active members of Universe Crew who met the study criteria. The expressive writing intervention was administered over four days in four sessions, with 10–15 minutes of writing in each session. Self-criticism was measured using the Forms of Self-Criticising/Attacking and Self-Reassuring Scale (FSCRS), consisting of three subscales: inadequate self, hated self, and reassured self. Data were examined using the Shapiro-Wilk test for distributional assessment, followed by paired-samples t-tests for subscales meeting the normality assumption and the Wilcoxon signed-rank test for the subscale that did not meet the assumption. The results showed that the mean score of inadequate self decreased from 18.20 to 13.13 and hated self decreased from 7.93 to 5.03, whereas reassured self increased from 17.23 to 21.60. Hypothesis testing indicated significant differences across all three subscales, with p < 0.001. These findings indicate changes in self-criticism following the expressive writing intervention among Universe Crew dance community members. However, because the study used a one-group design without a control group, the changes should be interpreted with consideration of other factors that may have occurred during the study period.
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Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menguji efektivitas expressive writing dalam menurunkan self-criticism pada anggota komunitas dance Universe Crew di Kota Palembang. Penelitian menggunakan pendekatan kuantitatif dengan metode pre-experimental dan desain one-group pretest-posttest. Subjek penelitian berjumlah 30 anggota aktif Universe Crew yang memenuhi kriteria penelitian. Intervensi expressive writing diberikan selama empat hari dalam empat sesi dengan durasi menulis 10–15 menit pada setiap sesi. Pengukuran self-criticism menggunakan Forms of Self-Criticising/Attacking and Self-Reassuring Scale (FSCRS) yang terdiri atas tiga subskala, yaitu inadequate self, hated self, dan reassured self. Analisis data dilakukan melalui uji Shapiro-Wilk untuk pemeriksaan distribusi, kemudian paired samples t-test untuk subskala yang memenuhi asumsi normalitas dan Wilcoxon signed-rank test untuk subskala yang tidak memenuhi asumsi tersebut. Hasil menunjukkan penurunan rata-rata inadequate self dari 18,20 menjadi 13,13 dan hated self dari 7,93 menjadi 5,03, sedangkan reassured self meningkat dari 17,23 menjadi 21,60. Uji hipotesis menunjukkan perbedaan yang signifikan pada ketiga subskala dengan p < 0,001. Temuan ini menunjukkan adanya perubahan self-criticism setelah pemberian expressive writing pada anggota komunitas dance Universe Crew. Namun, karena penelitian menggunakan desain one-group tanpa kelompok kontrol, perubahan tersebut perlu dipahami dengan mempertimbangkan kemungkinan adanya faktor lain selama periode penelitian.
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