“…Positive affirmation or self-talk is a cognitive psychology technique used to stop negative cognition that can cause anxiety, depression, and pessimism that interfere with one's work performance. This intervention has been shown to be effective in several studies in the athlete group, cancer treatment, renal failure treatment, preeclampsia treatment, adherence to rehabilitation programs (Hamilton et al, 2011;Boutin-Foster et al, 2016;Cholifah et al, 2017;Kusumastuti et al, 2017;Muniroh & Wardani, 2018;Wijaya & Rahayu, 2019)and it can have myriad associated stresses and challenges. The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a positive self-talk (pst.…”