Pengaruh Crafting Clay terhadap Penurunan Kecemasan Masa Depan pada Emerging Adulthood

Abstract

This study aims to examine the effect of crafting clay on reducing future anxiety levels in individuals during emerging adulthood. The respondents in this study consisted of 10 individuals within the emerging adulthood age range. The measurement instrument used is the Dark Future Anxiety Scale, which had been modified by Mahida (2022) and consists of 7 items. The method used in this study is a quasi-experimental method with a one-group pretest-posttest design. This study was conducted for 2 meetings by giving treatment in the form of crafting clay. The data obtained will be processed using the paired sample t-test. Based on the results of the study, the significance value obtained is 0.001 (<0.05) with an effect size of 0.95, which is classified as a moderate effect. The results of the study prove that crafting clay has an effect on reducing future anxiety levels in individuals during emerging adulthood.