Scholars who work on undergraduate thesis are prone to experience anxiety. In addition, the perceived stress of scholars to be able to complete the project is an influential factor in increasing anxiety symptoms in scholars who are working on their thesis. The present study aims to explore the effectiveness of a five-week online-based group intervention using Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction in reducing anxiety and perceived stress of scholars who work on undergraduate thesis. The study was a pre-and post-test experimental design in which participants were tested for psychological parameters, both before and after the intervention. Participants were divided into 2 groups, treatment and control which consists of eight scholars (seven females and one male). Online intervention consisted of 5 sessions which lasted about 150-200 minutes on each session. Generalized Anxiety Disorder -7 (GAD-7) and Perceived Stress Scale-10 (PSS-10) was used to measure anxiety and perceived stress, respectively. Statistical analysis indicated that online-based MBSR was not significantly effective in reducing anxiety and perceived stress. However, a trend of positive improvement was observed, indicating the potential benefits of MBSR for reducing anxiety symptoms in scholars who are working on their thesis. Limitations of this study are explained in the discussion section.
A collaborative autoethnographic study was conducted to describe the authors’ experiences in an aempt to reconcile with Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs). The participants of this research are the author, together with her elder brother. Data were gathered from online personal diaries through blogger, digital journals, participants' memories and writings regarding ACEs, of which analyzed in the form of narrative themes. The result shows that changes could happen if a person reflects on themselves and find meanings through their experiences even though ACEs indeed had negative impacts in adulthood. Various meanings obtained through events wrien in autoethnography which then brings the author to the process of awareness, whilst enabling her to understand ACEs from different perspectives and build a new motivation to make efforts of overcoming the side effects of her past traumatic experiences. The research can provide insights for mental health professionals to help adults dealing with past trauma. Aside from that, autoethnography is part of therapeutic tools which are effective not just for the authors, but also the readers who faced the same struggles as the author, in this context, make peace with ACEs. This enhances the importance of doing the research, not only to benefit practitioners, but also for future readers who experienced ACEs itself.
This study was conducted to gain understanding and meaning of a caregiver's experience in caring for her mother-in-law who suffers Parkinson's dementia. This is a phenomenological case study. Data were collected using the online semi-structured interview with a woman who is the main caregiver of her mother-in-law who suffers Parkinson's dementia. The results were presented in several themes regarding the participant’s experience and meaning. The conclusion from the results of this study is that there are various dilemmas faced in caring for parent-in-laws which then lead to conflicts between families. The existence of various factors contributing to developing caregiver burden on a caregiver who cares for parents-in-law with Parkinson's dementia.
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