Effectiveness of Bubble Breaths Relaxation to Reducing Anxiety in Early Childhood

Children often struggle to express their emotions effectively. When experiencing anxiety, they may show behaviors such as startling easily, crying, or throwing tantrums. This study investigated the effectiveness of Bubble Breaths relaxation in reducing anxiety in early childhood. A quasi-experimenta...

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Main Authors: Katrim Alifa Putrikita, Mulianti Widanarti
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Language:English
Published: Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia 2024-04-01
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Online Access:https://ejournal.upi.edu/index.php/cakrawaladini/article/view/67823
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description Children often struggle to express their emotions effectively. When experiencing anxiety, they may show behaviors such as startling easily, crying, or throwing tantrums. This study investigated the effectiveness of Bubble Breaths relaxation in reducing anxiety in early childhood. A quasi-experimental design with a one-group pretest-posttest design was employed. The participants were 18 Play Group students in Playgroup X, aged 3 to 5 years old. Saturated sampling was used to select the participants. Data analysis using a paired samples t-test revealed a significant difference between the pretest and posttest scores. The analysis showed a significant decrease in students' anxiety scores after the test compared to the pre-test scores, indicating that bubble breaths relaxation was effective in reducing anxiety levels in early childhood. In conclusion, bubble breath relaxation is effective for minimizing anxiety in early childhood. This is an effort to stimulate children so that their feelings of anxiety, sadness, and tantrums can be minimized. This research provides an impact for teachers and parents to identify children's feelings/emotions. from this, teachers can determine strategies to stimulate children to be able to express their emotions effectively, so that children feel comfortable with the approach the teacher takes.
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spelling doaj-art-0f75ac7a2851480bb4c86eec0ca3f2882025-08-20T02:27:57ZengUniversitas Pendidikan IndonesiaCakrawala Dini2087-13172621-83212024-04-01151536010.17509/cd.v15i1.6782324973Effectiveness of Bubble Breaths Relaxation to Reducing Anxiety in Early ChildhoodKatrim Alifa Putrikita0Mulianti Widanarti1Universitas Mercu Buana Yogyakarta (UMBY)Universitas Mercu Buana Yogyakarta (UMBY)Children often struggle to express their emotions effectively. When experiencing anxiety, they may show behaviors such as startling easily, crying, or throwing tantrums. This study investigated the effectiveness of Bubble Breaths relaxation in reducing anxiety in early childhood. A quasi-experimental design with a one-group pretest-posttest design was employed. The participants were 18 Play Group students in Playgroup X, aged 3 to 5 years old. Saturated sampling was used to select the participants. Data analysis using a paired samples t-test revealed a significant difference between the pretest and posttest scores. The analysis showed a significant decrease in students' anxiety scores after the test compared to the pre-test scores, indicating that bubble breaths relaxation was effective in reducing anxiety levels in early childhood. In conclusion, bubble breath relaxation is effective for minimizing anxiety in early childhood. This is an effort to stimulate children so that their feelings of anxiety, sadness, and tantrums can be minimized. This research provides an impact for teachers and parents to identify children's feelings/emotions. from this, teachers can determine strategies to stimulate children to be able to express their emotions effectively, so that children feel comfortable with the approach the teacher takes.https://ejournal.upi.edu/index.php/cakrawaladini/article/view/67823anxietybubble breathsearly childhoodrelaxation.
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title Effectiveness of Bubble Breaths Relaxation to Reducing Anxiety in Early Childhood
title_full Effectiveness of Bubble Breaths Relaxation to Reducing Anxiety in Early Childhood
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title_full_unstemmed Effectiveness of Bubble Breaths Relaxation to Reducing Anxiety in Early Childhood
title_short Effectiveness of Bubble Breaths Relaxation to Reducing Anxiety in Early Childhood
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early childhood
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