Pengaruh Meditasi Benson Terhadap Tingkat Kecemasan Pada Remaja Putri Yang Mengalami Premenstrual Syndrome Di SMP Negeri 18 Surabaya

• Main Author: Lingga Curnia Dewi, -
• Format: Theses and Dissertations NonPeerReviewed
• Language: English
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: RT1-120 Nursing
• Online Access: https://repository.unair.ac.id/122973/1/Lingga%20Curnia%20Dewi_010810024B.pdf; https://repository.unair.ac.id/122973/; https://lib.unair.ac.id
• Institution: Universitas Airlangga

Female adolescence who suffered premenstrual syndrome usually feels anxiety. Benson meditation is one of metods that can be used to reduce anxiety. The purpose of this study was to analyze Benson meditation in reducing anxiety level of premenstrual syndrome This study used pra experimental pre post test design. The population was the female adolescence with anxiety during premenstrual syndrome at SMP Negeri 18 Surabaya. The sampling technique was purposive sampling. There were twenty female adolescence participated in this study. The independent variable was Benson meditation and the dependent variable was the anxiety level of premenstrual syndrome. Instrument used to measure anxiety was Taylor Anxiety Manifest Scale (TAMS). Data was analyzed by Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test with significance a < 0,05. The result showed that Benson meditation decreased anxiety level of premenstrual syndrome with significance level p=0,000. It can be concluded that Benson meditation can decrease anxiety of premenstrual syndrome. Benson meditation produced a positive coping of relaxation response. Based on the result of this study, further research on coping for female adolescence with premenstrual syndrome was needed.