Psycho Holistic
Vol. 6 No. 2 (2024)

Giving aromatherapy to reduce mental workload of human resources department employees of company X

Ayu Irmawati (Program Studi Psikologi, Fakultas Psikologi, Universitas Muhammadiyah Gresik)



Article Info

Publish Date
28 Nov 2024

Abstract

This study aims to reduce mental workload through the provision of aromatherapy to PT. X employees. Mental workload is a problem that is often experienced by employees of PT X which in the long run will affect both physical health such as the appearance of headaches, fever, and heart attacks and mental such as the emergence of anxiety, sadness, and despair. Aromatherapy is a therapeutic action that utilizes essential oils with the aim of improving a person's physical and psychological health. This study applied a quantitative approach with pre-test and post-test design. The subjects in this study were 6 people. The administration of aromatherapy was carried out for 3 days, and its effectiveness was measured using the NASA-TLX method. Based on results, there is a significant decrease of mental workload. The findings of this study have practical indications specifically for HR department employees and agencies in helping employees to reduce mental workload. By integrating the use of aromatherapy in helping to reduce the mental workload of employees in the work area, it is expected that employees can feel more relaxed and calmer when completing work.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

psychoholistic

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Subject

Education Health Professions Public Health Social Sciences

Description

Psycho Holistic is an open access peer-reviewed journal, dedicated to the wide dissemination of novel and innovative research in various aspects of psychology, with a particular interest of the development of psychology and behavioral sciences in the world. Psyco Holistic invites manuscripts in the ...