scholarly journals A Way to Improve Adolescents’ Life Satisfaction: School Altruistic Group Games

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Caixia Lu ◽  
Lichan Liang ◽  
Wenting Chen ◽  
Yufang Bian
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Positive Emotions ◽  
School Context ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Emotional States ◽  
Growing Pains ◽  
Before And After ◽  
First Time ◽  
Experimental Group

Previous studies have shown that adolescents are experiencing growing pains due to their unbalanced physical and mental development. Their life satisfaction showed a steady downward trend with age. Altruism may be an effective way to improve their life satisfaction. Against this background, the current study carried out school altruistic group games (SAGGs) for the first time to explore the role of altruistic group activities in the school context in improving adolescents’ life satisfaction. There were 176 adolescents in the study, including 90 in the experimental group and 86 in the control group, who were enrolled from a junior high school in East China. A 10-week school altruism group game was carried out for the experimental group. The participants in the control group participated in activities that were not related to altruism. Participants in both groups reported their life satisfaction and emotions before and after the games. The findings of this study were as follows: (1) SAGGs can effectively improve adolescents’ life satisfaction, especially school satisfaction; (2) SAGGs can significantly improve adolescents’ emotional state; that is, SAGGs can enhance positive emotions and reduce negative emotions; and (3) SAGGs have different effects on the life satisfaction of adolescents with different initial emotional states. The results of this study not only enrich the existing literature but also provide enlightenment and a reference for schools to improve adolescents’ life satisfaction.

scholarly journals INTERVENSI RASA BERSYUKUR UNTUK MENINGKATKAN HARGA DIRI REMAJA DI SMP X

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 186
Author(s):  
Novia Sri Parindu Purba ◽  
Riana Sahrani ◽  
Heni Mularsih
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Values ◽  
Positive Emotions ◽  
Strong Predictor ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Control Group ◽  
New Findings ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Gratitude Intervention ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Experimental Group

Low self-esteem is also associated with poverty, it is necessary to have an effort to accept the conditions of life first. One of the simple characteristics of the acceptance effort is gratitude. Gratitude is a strong predictor to increase hope and happiness in adolescents who experience poverty. This research was designed as experimental group in X secondary school. The group was consisted of 6 respondents without a control group. The design of this study was a quasi-experimental (one group pretest-posttest) using the Rosenberg Self-esteem scale (RSSE) with a reliability coefficient of 0.88. The implementation of the gratitude intervention was designed using an intervention module from the aspect of the Indonesian grateful scale (SBI) and it was neither just a list of words of gratitude nor gratefulness. This gratitude intervention is done by inviting participants to focus on positive aspects of life, exploring positive emotions by recalculating the blessings of life that have been received from God and others. To sum up, these findings provide new findings in the use of gratitude intervention that focuses on the divine aspect. The results of this study indicate that there are significant differences in respondent's self-esteem before and after administration of the gratitude intervention, with self-esteem (RSSE) (Asymp. Sig. (2-tailed) = 0.042, p <0.05). This discussion focuses on the implications generated for Gratitude literature which are adapted to Indonesian cultural values. Harga diri yang rendah juga terkait dengan kemiskinan, maka diperlukan adanya usaha penerimaan kondisi kehidupannya terlebih dahulu. Salah satu karakteristik sederhana sebagai upaya penerimaan tersebut yakni dengan rasa bersyukur. Rasa bersyukur merupakan prediktor yang kuat untuk meningkatkan harapan dan kebahagiaan pada remaja yang mengalami kondisi miskin sekalipun. Penelitian ini diberikan kepada satu kelompok eksperimen yang terdiri dari 6 responden tanpa adanya kelompok kontrol di salah satu sekolah menengah pertama (SMP) terbuka X di Jakarta Utara. Desain penelitian ini merupakan quasi eksperimen (one group pretest-posttest) dengan menggunakan Rosenberg Self-esteem scale (RSSE) dengan hasil koefisien reliabilitas sebesar 0.88. Pelaksanaan pelatihan rasa bersyukur ini dirancang dengan menggunakan modul intervensi dari aspek skala bersyukur Indonesia (SBI) dan bukan hanya sekedar daftar ucapan rasa bersyukur atau terimakasih. Pelatihan kebersyukuran ini dilakukan dengan mengajak partisipan untuk fokus terhadap aspek positif dalam hidup, mengeksplorasi emosi positif dengan menghitung kembali berkah kehidupan yang telah diterima dari Tuhan dan orang lain. Singkatnya, temuan ini memberikan temuan baru dalam penggunaan intervensi rasa bersyukur yang berfokus pada aspek keTuhanan. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa terdapat perbedaan yang signifikan pada harga diri responden sebelum dan sesudah pemberian pelatihan kebersyukuran, dengan nilai self-esteem (RSSE) (Asymp. Sig. (2-tailed) = 0.042, p< 0.05 Diskusi ini berfokus pada implikasi yang dihasilkan untuk literature bersyukur yang disesuaikan dengan nilai-nilai budaya Indonesia.

scholarly journals A Novel Heart-Centered, Gratitude-Meditation Intervention to Increase Well-Being among Adolescents

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lunthita M. Duthely ◽  
Sandra G. Nunn ◽  
John T. Avella
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Positive Psychology ◽  
Positive Emotions ◽  
Well Being ◽  
School Satisfaction ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Satisfaction Scale ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Experimental Group

Population studies paint a dismal picture of the mental health status of adolescents, in the US and worldwide. Positive psychology, which takes a preventative approach to keeping individuals in higher states of well-being, is being implemented increasingly among youth, with the goal of avoiding future mental health and psychological problems. In this study, a novel intervention, which fused the practice of meditation with gratitude visualizations, was tested among adolescents. The purpose of this quasi-experimental study was to determine the extent to which the intervention affected life satisfaction, school satisfaction, and measured gratitude, among a culturally diverse cohort of adolescents. Instrumentation consisted of three positive psychology measures—theStudent Life Satisfaction Scale, theSchool Satisfaction Subscale, and theGratitude Questionnaire-Six-Item Form.Participants were randomly assigned either to the delayed-intervention, no-treatment control group or to the experimental group. The four-week intervention was manualized primarily from the heart-centered gratitude visualizations outlined in a happiness and positive emotions handbook,The Jewels of Happiness: Inspiration and Wisdom to Guide Your Life-Journey. The intervention significantly affected life satisfaction, school satisfaction, and gratitude of the experimental group, when compared to the control group. Medium to large effect sizes were detected using the ANCOVA statistical test.

scholarly journals Pengaruh Model Team Game Tournament (TGT) Terhadap Peningkatan Responsibility siswa dalam Pembelajaran Penjas Kelas VIII SMP Negeri 4 Kota Tasikmalaya

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 30
Author(s):  
Resty Agustryani ◽  
Melya Nur Herliana ◽  
Novi Soraya
Keyword(s):  
Physical Education ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Student Responsibility ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Class Viii ◽  
Team Game ◽  
Effect Of Treatment ◽  
Responsibility Model ◽  
Experimental Group

The Effect of Team Game Tournament (TGT) Model on Increasing Student Responsibility in Physical Education Class VIII Junior High School Public 4 of Tasikmalaya CityThis study aimed to determine the effect of Team Game Tournament (TGT) Cooperative Learning on Increasing Students' Responsibility in physical education learning. The research variables were as follows: 1) TGT and conventional learning methods as the independent variables, 2) eight grade students of SMPN 4 Tsikmalaya as the attribute variable, and 3) increased responsibility as the dependent variable. The results of this study were Mann-Whitney test results obtained in the control group before being given a small ranking treatment that is 90 and a large ranking that is 102, as well as in the small ranking experimental group that is 90 and a large ranking that is 102. Whereas in the control group after being given rank treatment the small one is 90 and the big ranking is 108, and in the experimental group the small ranking is 105 and the big ranking is 120. Conclusion of this study that there is an increase in the questionnaire score of the attitude of responsibility before and after treatment is given. Test the effect of treatment on the value of post responsibility between the control group and the experimental group obtained significant results that there are differences that affect the responsibility of students of SMP N 4 Tasikmalaya City.Keywords: Responsibility, Learning Model, Team Game Tournament (TGT) Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui: (1) Pengaruh Model Pembelajaran Kooperatif Tipe Team Game Tournament (TGT) Terhadap Peningkatan Responsibility Siswa dalam Pembelajaran Penjas. Variabel penelitian sebagai berikut: 1) variabel bebas yaitu model pembelajaran Team game tournament dan konvensional. 2) variabel atribut yaitu kelas VIII SMP Negeri 4  Kota Tasikmalaya. 3) variabel terikat: peningkatan responsibility. Hasil penelitian ini adalah Hasil uji test Mann-Whitney  didapat pada kelompok control sebelum diberikan perlakuan rangking yang kecil yaitu 90 dan rangking yang besar yaitu 102, serta pada kelompok eksperimen rangking yang kecil yaitu 90 dan rangking yang besar yaitu 102. Sedangkan pada pada kelompok kontrol setelah diberikan perlakuan rangking yang kecil yaitu 90 dan rangking yang besar yaitu 108, serta pada kelompok eksperimen rangking yang kecil yaitu 105 dan rangking yang besar yaitu 120.  Kesimpulan dalam peneliain ini bahwa terdapat peningkatan skor angket sikap tanggung jawab sebelum dan setelah diberikan perlakuan. Uji efek perlakuan terhadap nilai sikap tanggung jawab post antara kelompok kontrol dan kelompok eksperimen didapatkan hasil yang signifikansi yaitu terdapat perbedaan sehingga memberikan pengaruh terhadap responsibility siswa SMP N 4 Kota Tasikmalaya.Kata kunci: Responsibility, Model Pembelajaran, Team Game Tournament (TGT)

scholarly journals Comparing the Effects of L2-based with Code-switching-based Instruction on EFL Speaking Classes

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 946
Author(s):  
Dwi Ide Rahayu ◽  
Margana Margana
Keyword(s):  
Junior High School ◽  
Performance Test ◽  
Code Switching ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Central Java ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Based Instruction ◽  
And Control ◽  
Experimental Group

This study is aimed at investigating the effects of L2-based and code-switching-based instruction in teaching Indonesian EFL primary level speaking classes by comparing and examining any potential correspondences between the uses of two different instructions with students’ improved speaking achievement. The participant of the study consisted of 70 seventh grade students at a Junior High School in Central Java Province, Indonesia. The samples were divided into two groups: experimental and control group. The former was taught using L2-based-instruction (L2BI) and the later was taught using the most common instruction used i.e. code-switching-based-instruction (CBI). A speaking performance test was developed by the researcher and administered before and after the experiment as pre-test and post-test. The data was analyzed using Analysis of Variance (ANOVA). The finding of the study revealed significant differences (0α 05) between the groups in support of the experimental group.

scholarly journals Vocabulary Analogy as Instructional in Enhancing Reading Comprehension

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Fajrianor Fajrianor
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Null Hypothesis ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Group 2 ◽  
Experimental Group

This research was designed to find out the effects of vocabulary analogy to reading comprehension of seventh grade students of State Junior High School 9, Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Specifically it sought to answer the following questions: 1) How is the effects in reading comprehension of the students taught with  Vocabulary  Analogy  or  without  vocabulary  analogy?  2)  Is  there  a significant difference in the reading comprehension between the control and experimental groups based on the pre-test and post-test results? A test was conducted for control and experimental groups before and after the treatment process. T-test was computed to reveal whether there was a significant  difference in  the pre-test  and post-test results of the control and experimental groups. Findings of the research were: 1) The use of vocabulary analogy improved students’ reading comprehension 2) The computed T value based from the results of pre-test in the control and experimental groups is 0.130,  lower  than  T  tabular  value  of  1.996.  This  result  accepts  the  null hypothesis that there is no significant difference in the results of pre-test of control and experimental groups. Moreover, treatments were given to control and experimental groups after the pre-test, control group was taught without vocabulary analogy and experimental group was taught with vocabulary analogy before the post-test for each group. The computed T value in the post-test of the control and experimental groups is 11.15, higher than T tabular value of 1.996 at5% level significance. This result rejects the null hypothesis that there is no significant difference in the results of pre-test and post-test of control and experimental groups. Based on findings, the following conclusions were drawn: 1) The use of vocabulary  analogy  had  significantly  influenced  students’  reading comprehension particularly of the experimental group 2) There is significant difference in the post-test results of the control and experimental groups. Null hypothesis was rejected since the computed T value was higher than the T tabular value.

Effect of Emotions in a Lexical Decision Task

2017 ◽  
Vol 76 (2) ◽  
pp. 71-79 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hélène Maire ◽  
Renaud Brochard ◽  
Jean-Luc Kop ◽  
Vivien Dioux ◽  
Daniel Zagar
Keyword(s):  
Lexical Decision ◽  
Lexical Decision Task ◽  
Emotional State ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Decision Task ◽  
Attentional Orienting ◽  
Emotional States ◽  
Sequence Effect ◽  
Emotion Induction ◽  
Before And After

Abstract. This study measured the effect of emotional states on lexical decision task performance and investigated which underlying components (physiological, attentional orienting, executive, lexical, and/or strategic) are affected. We did this by assessing participants’ performance on a lexical decision task, which they completed before and after an emotional state induction task. The sequence effect, usually produced when participants repeat a task, was significantly smaller in participants who had received one of the three emotion inductions (happiness, sadness, embarrassment) than in control group participants (neutral induction). Using the diffusion model ( Ratcliff, 1978 ) to resolve the data into meaningful parameters that correspond to specific psychological components, we found that emotion induction only modulated the parameter reflecting the physiological and/or attentional orienting components, whereas the executive, lexical, and strategic components were not altered. These results suggest that emotional states have an impact on the low-level mechanisms underlying mental chronometric tasks.

Brief psycho-education for caregivers of persons with first episode psychosis

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (01) ◽  
Author(s):  
Praful Prabhuappa Kapse ◽  
Manisha Kiran
Keyword(s):  
First Episode Psychosis ◽  
First Episode ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Episode Psychosis ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Expressed Emotions ◽  
Experimental Group ◽  
Group Family

Caring for the persons with first episode psychosis is challenging and demanding. It may lead to the increased burden, expressed emotions among the caregivers. The numerous studies have shown that high burden and negative expressed emotions among caregivers can lead to early relapse in the patients with first episode psychosis. To evaluate the effects of the brief psychoeducation on the caregivers burden and expressed emotions. A quasi experimental - before and after with control group research design was adopted for the study. A total of 60 caregivers have participated in the study, of which 30 caregivers in experimental group and 30 caregivers in the control group. Family Burden Interview Schedule (Pai and Kapoor, 1981) and Attitude Questionnaire (Sethi et al., 1981) was used to assess caregiver's burden and expressed emotions. At end of the psychoeducation intervention, burden among caregivers and negative expressed emotions of the caregivers have significantly reduced. The positive expressed emotions have been increased. Study results demonstrates the importance of psychoeducation intervention in reducing the burden and negative expressed emotions.

THE EFFECT OF STORY MAPPING STRATEGY ON GRADE VIII STUDENTS’ ACHIEVEMENT IN WRITING NARRATIVE TEXT

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Aryadi Manuel Gultom And Isli Iriani Indiah Pane
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Narrative Text ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Writing Test ◽  
Mapping Strategy ◽  
Story Mapping ◽  
Class Viii ◽  
Level Of Significance ◽  
Experimental Group

This research aims at investigating the effect of story mapping strategy on grade VIII students’ achievement in writing narrative text. It was conducted by using experimental research design. The Population of this research was the eighth (VIII) grade students of St. Thomas 1 Junior High School Medan. There were two classes as the sample. The first class (VIII-F) as the experimental group, while the second class (VIII-B) as the control group. The experimental group was taught by using story mapping strategy while control group was taught by using lecturing strategy. The instrument for collecting the data was writing test. The data were analyzed by using t-test formula. The analysis showed that the score of students in the experimental group by using story mapping strategy was higher than the score of students in the control group by using lecturing strategy, at the level of significance (α) 0.05 with the degree of freedom (df) 38, the t-observed was 2,818 while the t-table was 2,024. Therefore, the applying of story mapping strategy significantly affected the students’ achievement in writing narrative text.

scholarly journals How TGfU Influence on Students’ Motivational Outcomes in Physical Education? A Study in Elementary School Context

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (10) ◽  
pp. 5407
Author(s):  
Vicente Gaspar ◽  
Alexander Gil-Arias ◽  
Fernando Del Villar ◽  
Alba Práxedes ◽  
Alberto Moreno
Keyword(s):  
Physical Education ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
School Context ◽  
Psychological Needs ◽  
Basic Psychological Needs ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Physically Active ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Experimental Group ◽  
Small Side

The purpose of this study was to implement a comprehensive teaching program based on the principles of Teaching Games for Understanding (TGfU) model and questioning, and to assess its consequences for students’ satisfaction of basic psychological needs, motivation, perceptions of ability and intention to be physically active during Physical Education lessons in primary education. A quasi-experimental design was utilized. Participants were 111 students from two different groups of fifth and sixth graders, all enrolled in one primary school. Participants were divided into experimental and control group. Experimental group experienced a TGfU unit, according to small side games and the questioning. Control group experienced a small side games unit, without questioning. Within-group results showed that experimental group students reported significantly higher mean scores in all dependents variables of the study, in both genders. Results showed that control group only reported significantly higher mean scores in intention to be physically active variable, also in both genders. The results demonstrate the need to implement didactic units under comprehensive pedagogical approaches to improve motivation and the intention to develop healthy lifestyle habits in female and male students. More researches are needed to support this evidence.

scholarly journals Regular Taekwondo Training Affects Mood State and Sociality but Not Cognitive Function among International Students in South Korea

Healthcare ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (7) ◽  
pp. 820
Author(s):  
Ju-Yong Bae ◽  
Hee-Tae Roh
Keyword(s):  
International Students ◽  
Cognitive Function ◽  
South Korea ◽  
Physical Fitness ◽  
Mood State ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Peer Relationship ◽  
Physical Fitness Test ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Experimental Group

We aimed to investigate the effect of Taekwondo training on physical fitness, mood, sociality, and cognitive function among international students in South Korea. We randomly assigned 24 international students to a control group (CG, n = 12) and experimental group (EG, n = 12). The EG performed Taekwondo training for 16 weeks, while the CG did not train. Each participant underwent a physical fitness test and sociability questionnaire before and after the intervention. We also examined changes in mood state and cognitive function, using the Korean version of the Profile of Mood State-Brief (K-POMS-B), and the Stroop Color and Word test, respectively. Regarding the physical fitness variables, sit-and-reach records in the EG significantly increased after intervention (p < 0.05). In the sub-variable of K-POMS-B, Vigor-Activity scores significantly increased (p < 0.05) after intervention, while the Fatigue-Inertia scores significantly decreased in the EG (p < 0.05). Furthermore, in the EG, peer relationship scores, a sub-variable of sociability, significantly decreased after intervention (p < 0.05). These findings suggest that Taekwondo training can not only improve flexibility among physical fitness factors, but can also be effective in improving the mood state and sociality of international students.

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