Pengaruh Metode Play Therapy (Creativity Art Therapy) Terhadap Kemampuan Emosional Anak Usia 5-6 Tahun
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https://doi.org/10.31004/aulad.v10i1.1766Keywords:
play therapy, creativity art therapy, kemampuan emotional anak, perkembangan sosial emosional, regulasi emosiAbstract
Kemampuan emosional merupakan aspek penting dalam perkembangan anak usia dini karena berkaitan dengan kemampuan mengenali, mengendalikan, dan mengekspresikan emosi serta berinteraksi dengan orang lain. Penelitian ini bertujuan mneganalisis penerapan play therapy berbasis creativity art therapy, kemampuan emosional sebelum dan sesudah intervensi, serta pengaruhnya pada anak usia 5-6 thaun. Penelitian menggunakan pendekatan kuantitatif dengan desain pre-experimental one-group pretest-posttest. Subjek peneleitian berjumlah 47 anak yang dipilih melalui total sampling. Data dikumpulkan menggunakan lembar observasi terstruktur berdasarkan enam indikator kemampuan emosional dan dianalisis melalui statistik deskriptif, uji rata dari 33,55 menjadi 44,02 dengan N-Gain 0,47 (kategori sedang), sedangkan paired sample t-test menunjukkan p < 0,001 dan Cohen’s d = 5,18. Hasil ini mengindikasikan bahwa creativity art therapy dapat menjadi alternatif stimulasi kemampuan emosional anak melalui aktivitas seni yang ekspresif dan menyenangkan.
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