MENULIS PENGALAMAN EMOSIONAL UNTUK MENURUNKAN DEPRESI PADA PEREMPUAN KORBAN KEKERASAN

Abstract

The study was based on a hypothesized statement that writing emotional experience were influenced to decrease depression on women as victims of violence. The participants of the study consisted of 14 women victims of violence, and classified into two groups. One group went through a procedure of writing an emotional experience, the other served as a controlled group. Beck Depression Inventory was completed by each participants to measure the level depression. The pretest was given before writing an emotional experience. The posttest was given immediately after the procedure, and follow-up was given two weeks after posttest. The hypothesis analyzed using Wilcoxon’s and Mann Whitney test for nonparametric statistics. The result of the study found that the participants who wote emotional experience shown a significant decrease of depression right after the procedure, but it did not last until two weeks after the procedure. The conclusion was writing that emotional experience an be used as a one of the form of therapy to decrease the level of depression on women as victims of violence.