TERAPI TERTAWA SEBAGAI UPAYA MENURUNKAN TINGKAT KESEPIAN PADA REMAJA USIA 14 – 1 5 TAHUN DI PONDOK PESANTREN KABUPATEN TUBAN

Abstract

Loneliness is defined as a feeling of dissatisfaction and loss caused by the discrepancy between the type of social relationships an individual desires and the type of social relationships they possess. One non-pharmacological intervention that can be used to reduce loneliness is laughter therapy. This study aims to determine the effect of laughter therapy on the level of loneliness among adolescents aged 14 – 15 years at Manbail Huda Islamic Boarding School Jenu Tuban. The research design used in this study is a quantitative pre-experimental using a one-group prepost test design approach with a cohort approach. The population in this study consists of 82 adolescents. The sampling technique used is purposive sampling resulting 48 respondents. The instruments used in this study are the UCLA Loneliness Scale version 3 and the SOP for laughter therapy. The results of the study, analyzed using the Wilcoxon test with a significance level of α ≤ 0.05, showed a reduction in loneliness levels with a p-value of 0.000 < 0.05, indicating that H1 is accepted. From the above description, it can be concluded that laughter therapy has an effect on reducing loneliness among adolescents aged 14 – 15 years at  Islamic Boarding School Tuban Country