Effectiveness of Systematic Desensitization to Reduce Students Anxiety in Facing Undergraduate Thesis

Masnurrima Heriansyah, Masnurrima Heriansyah, Sestuningsih Margi Rahayu

2018

Abstract

Anxiety in facing undergraduate thesis is an obstacle for students in completing their undergraduate study in university, so that a proper handling is required. This research is to examine the effectiveness of systematic desensitization to reduce student anxiety in facing undergraduate thesis. This research is an experimental research using Pre-experimental research design with one group pre-test and post-test design. The subject of this research was 10 students of guidance and counseling study program, Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, Mulawarman University. Sample was collected using purposive sampling technique and the data analysis technique was descriptive percentage analysis.The results show that systematic desensitization technique is effective to reduce student anxiety in facing undergraduate thesis. Effectiveness is illustrated in the results of pre-test and post-test.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Heriansyah M. and Margi Rahayu S. (2018). Effectiveness of Systematic Desensitization to Reduce Students Anxiety in Facing Undergraduate Thesis. In Proceedings of the Borneo International Conference on Education and Social Sciences - Volume 1: BICESS, ISBN 978-989-758-470-1, pages 137-141. DOI: 10.5220/0009017800002297

in Bibtex Style

@conference{bicess18,
author={Masnurrima Heriansyah and Sestuningsih Margi Rahayu},
title={Effectiveness of Systematic Desensitization to Reduce Students Anxiety in Facing Undergraduate Thesis},
booktitle={Proceedings of the Borneo International Conference on Education and Social Sciences - Volume 1: BICESS,},
year={2018},
pages={137-141},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0009017800002297},
isbn={978-989-758-470-1},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the Borneo International Conference on Education and Social Sciences - Volume 1: BICESS,
TI - Effectiveness of Systematic Desensitization to Reduce Students Anxiety in Facing Undergraduate Thesis
SN - 978-989-758-470-1
AU - Heriansyah M.
AU - Margi Rahayu S.
PY - 2018
SP - 137
EP - 141
DO - 10.5220/0009017800002297