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Erica Eleonora
Universitas Ciputra Surabaya
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Sensipal Plush: Sensory Therapy for State Anxiety in Emerging Adulthood with Social Anxiety Erica Eleonora; Rania Rania; Jonathan Jonathan; Meilani Sandjaja; Prisca Eunike
Journal Research of Social Science, Economics, and Management Vol. 5 No. 10 (2026): Journal Research of Social Science, Economics, and Management
Publisher : Publikasi Indonesia

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.59141/jrssem.v5i10.1473

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Social anxiety disorder is highly prevalent during emerging adulthood (18-25 years). This condition triggers an emotional surge of state anxiety directly when individuals face pressure in social situations. This study presents the design and tests the effectiveness of SensiPal, a Huggable Sensory Therapy Plush prototype integrating Deep Pressure Therapy (DPT), tactile stimulation, and white noise to reduce state anxiety in social situations. Utilizing a one-group pretest-posttest quasi-experimental design, this field experiment involved 30 participants in a public location. Anxiety levels were measured using the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory State Form (STAI-S). Paired Sample t-Test results demonstrated a significant decrease in the average state anxiety score from 21.20 to 15.57 following a 12-minute SensiPal intervention. An effect size of 1.455 indicates a very strong intervention impact. In conclusion, SensiPal is proven effective as a portable coping mechanism supporting immediate independent emotion regulation (self-soothing) in stressful social settings.
Co-Authors Jonathan Jonathan Meilani Sandjaja Prisca Eunike Rania Rania