DAMPAK MENGIKUTI LATIHAN ROHANI PEMULA (LRP) TERHADAP SIKAP POSITIF DAN SIKAP NEGATIF PADA TUHAN SERTA KESEHATAN METAL (MENTAL WELLBEING)

ANTONIUS SUMARWAN, Alexander Michael Tjahjadi, Henricus Soni Arya Wibisono

Abstract


Abstract

This study examined the impact of doing The First Spiritual Exercises (FSE) on positive and negative attitudes toward God and mental health, as measured using the Attitudes toward God Scale (ATGS-9) and the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-Being Scale (WEMWBS). Adopting a quasi-experimental research design involving 90 the FSE participants as the intervention group and 119 individuals who did participate in the FSE as the control group, this study tested the hypotheses that doing the FSE increases Positive ATG scores, reduces Negative ATG scores, and increases Mental Health scores.

The data analysis of pre-test and post-test of 164 participants (82 people from the LRP and non-LRP groups respectively), who took part fully in this study, which was conducted from 11 May to 7 June 2020, confirmed the hypotheses. Furthermore, the data shows that the FSE participation can explain 13.7% of the variability of the change in the combined score of Positive ATG, ATG Negative and Metal Health.

This study provides empirical evidence on the impact of doing Spiritual Exercises through a quantitative approach using an experimental design. In addition, this research contributes to the development of studies on spiritual practices by synergizing spiritual services, particularly Spiritual Exercises, with research activities. It also shows that the ATGS-9 and WEMWBS scales are useful for measuring the impact of spiritual activities and services.

Abstrak

Penelitian ini meneliti dampak melaksanakan Latihan Rohani Pemula (LRP) terhadap sikap positif dan negatif pada Tuhan dan kesehatan mental, yang diukur menggunakan Attitudes toward God Scale (ATGS-9) dan Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-Being Scale (WEMWBS). Menggunakan desain penelitian kuasi eksperimental melibatkan 90 peserta LRP sebagai kelompok intervensi dan 119 orang yang tidak mengikuti LRP sebagai kelompok kontrol, penelitian ini menguji hipotesis bahwa mengikuti LRP meningkatkan skor ATG Positif, menurutkan skor ATG Negatif, dan meningkatkan skor Kesehatan Mental.

Hasil analisis data pre-test dan post-test terhadap 164 partisipan yang mengikuti penelitian secara lengkap pada 11 Mei hingga 7 Juni 2020 (masing-masing 82 orang dari Kelompok LRP dan Kelompok non-LRP) mengkonfirmasi hipotesis tersebut. Lebih lanjut, data memperlihatkan bahwa keikutsertaan LRP dapat menjelaskan 13,7% variabilitas perubahan gabungan skor ATG Positif, ATG Negatif dan Kesehatan Metal.

Penelitian ini memberikan bukti empiris atas dampak Latihan Rohani menggunakan pendekataan kuantitatif dengan desain eksperimental. Selain itu, penelitian ini berkontribusi terhadap pengembangan kajian atas praktik kerohanian dengan mensinergikan pelayanan rohani, khususnya Latihan Rohani, dengan aktivitas penelitian. Diperlihatkan juga bahwa memperlihatkan bahwa alat ukur ATGS-9 dan WEMWBS memadai sebagai alat ukur untuk mengukur dampak aktivitas dan pelayanan rohani.


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Spiritualitas Ignatian: Jurnal Kerohanian dalam Dunia Pendidikan, ISSN: 1411-0148, is published twice a year, namely in July  and December by the Center for Ignatian Studies of Sanata Dharma University, Yogyakarta, Indonesia.