Reducing Stress on Students through Traditional Music

Abstract

The purpose of the research is to analyze stress reduction in students by giving traditional music (Cianjuran). The research method used quasiexperimental, control group design with pre-test and post-test data. The subjects of this research are 30 psychology students in a university in Bandung, Indonesia. In this study, the researchers used Subjective Units Distress Scale (SUDS) and adapted the Student-Life Stress Inventory from Gandzella. From a descriptive analysis, the result shows that Cianjuran music treatment can decrease the stress level.