Pelatihan Empati dan Perilaku Prososial pada Anak Usia Sekolah Dasar

Suparmi Suparmi, Sri Sumijati

Abstract


Abstrak: Perilaku prososial mempunyai dampak positif bagi anak-anak. Namun, masih banyak anak usia sekolah belum mengembangkan perilaku prososial. Kajian literatur menunjukkan bahwa perilaku prososial dapat ditingkatkan melalui pelatihan empati. Tujuan dari penelitian ini untuk mengetahui efektivitas pelatihan empati dalam meningkatkan perilaku prososial anak  usia sekolah.  Riset menggunakan pendekatan eksperimen kuasi atau semu, dengan desain pre-post test.  Subjek penelitian terdiri dari 20 anak  kelas 5 dari salah satu Sekolah Dasar di Kota Semarang, baik laki-laki maupun perempuan dengan rentang usia antara 10 sampai 12 tahun, dengan taraf intelektual minimal rata-rata. Pelatihan empati dilakukan sebanyak 4 sesi,  setiap sesi berlangsung sekitar 2 jam.  Sebelum dilakukan pelatihan, orang tua diminta untuk mengisi lembar informed consent yang menyatakan bahwa orang tua menyetujui dan tidak berkeberatan anak-anak mereka dilibatkan dalam penelitian dengan diberikan  Pelatihan  Empati. Alat ukur yang digunakan adalah tes Coloured Progressive Matrices (CPM), Skala Perilaku Prososial, dan Skala Empati.  Hasil penelitian menunjukkan  terdapat perbedaan yang sangat  signifikan pada perilaku prososial sebelum dan setelah diberikan pelatihan empati (t = 4,359; p = 0,000). Pelatihan empati efektif meningkatkan perilaku prososial anak usia sekolah.

Kata kunci: Anak usia sekolah, pelatihan empati, perilaku prososial

 

Abstract: Prosocial behavior had brought positive impact for children. However, many school-aged children have not developed prosocial behavior. Literature review showed that prosocial behavior could be improved by empathy training. The purpose of this research was to find the effectiveness of empathy training in improving the prosocial behavior of school-aged children in Semarang. The research used quasi-experiment with pre and post test design. The subjects were 20 fifth-grade elementary school children, male and female. The age of the students ranged from 10 years to 12 years old and their level of intellectual ability were at least at average level. Training was conducted for 4 sessions, with 2 hours duration for each session. Prior to the implementation of the study, parents filled out an informed concent stated that they agreed their children participated in empathy training. Instruments used were Coloured Progressive Matrices (CPM), Prosocial Scale, and Empathy Scale. The results showed there was a very significant difference between a child's prosocial behavior score before and after attending empathy training (t = 4,359; p = 0,000). Empathy training effective to improve the prosocial behavior of primary school-aged children.

Keywords: Children, empathy training, prosocial behavior

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children, empathy training, prosocial behavior

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.24167/psidim.v20i1.2879

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