MENINGKATKAN KEBERMAKNAAN HIDUP LANSIA MELALUI METODE EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING KEBERSYUKURAN DAN KASIH SAYANG KELUARGA

Main Author: Fatmawati, Lynda
Format: Thesis NonPeerReviewed Book
Bahasa: eng
Terbitan: , 2018
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Online Access: http://eprints.umm.ac.id/40562/1/Skripsi.pdf
http://eprints.umm.ac.id/40562/
Daftar Isi:
  • The meaning of life is something that is considered important and can be used as a purpose of life. The meaning of life arises as a result of the wrong perception in life so as to influence someone in behaving so that it is influential to the meaningfulness of life. Experiential learning is a method that is expected to improve meaningfulness of elderly life. Experiential learning in this study focuses on the gratitude and family's affection. This study aims to determine whether there is an increase in meaning of life after experiential learning method being given to the elderly. Subjects in this study were 20 elderly people with the age range of 60- 70 years. The method used in this research was experimental with control group pre-test post-test design models. Training was conducted in 3 sessions for a week. Measurements were performed before training (prettest) and after the training ended (posttest). Then the data was analyzed by Wilcoxon rank test using SPSS 21. Based on the data analysis, hypothesis test scores were t = -7,813 and p = 0.000 (p <0.05). These results indicated a significant difference between the level of meaning of life before training and after training sessions.