PENDEKATAN PERILAKU KOGNITIF DALAM PELATIHAN KETERAMPILAN MENGELOLA KECEMASAN BERBICARA DI DEPAN UMUM

Fatma, Anne ( Program Studi Psikologi, Universitas Sahid Surakarta)
Ernawati, Sri ( Program Studi Psikologi, Universitas Sahid Surakarta)

TALENTA
Vol 1, No 1 (2012): Talenta Vol 1 No 1 Feb 2012

This  research  aimed  to  understand  the  effectiveness  of  Training  on  the  Skill  of Managing  Public  Speaking  Anxiety  Using  Cognitive-Behavioral  Approach,  on  the  way  it can reduce the level of Public Speaking Anxiety. The experiment design used in this research is Non-randomized Pre-test and Post-test  Control  Group  Design,  with  the  subjects  were 20  undergraduate  students  of  Sahid University Surakarta experiencing public speaking anxiety. The  result  of  statistical  analysis  using  the  Mann-Whitney’s  test  are  :  there  was significantly different level of public speaking anxiety between the experimental group and control group at pre-test and post-test, with z =  -2,374 (p<0,01). The phi square is 0,5388. It means that the training gave 53,88% on reducing the level of public speaking anxiety. The model of Training on the Skill of Managing Public Speaking Anxiety Using Cognitive-Behavioral  Approach  was  effective  to  reduce  the  level  of  public  speaking  anxiety.  So,  it was matched with the hypothesis of this research.