Effect of Emotional Freedom Technique for Emotional Stability in Adolescent Prisoners

Abstract

Introduction: The prevalence of children in Indonesian prison in 2015 as many as 2,207 children. The impact of detention on children are psychological decline such as anger, anxiety, sadness, fear, disappointment, and other feelings that can cause changes in emotional stability. Therapy Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) is one of the complementary therapies that can be administered to nursing improving emotional stability adolescent prisoners. To determine the effect of emotional stability EFT against child prisoners in LPKA Class II Yogyakarta. Methods: This study design using pra-experimental approach to non equivalent control group design, purposive sampling with a sample of 32 respondents consisting of 16 respondents to the intervention group and 16 respondents to the control group. The research instrument used is Questionnaire Emotional Stability. Test analysis using Independent t test. Results: The results showed that there are differences in average emotional stability between the intervention group and the control group with p = 0.000 (p <0.05). Conclusions: EFT therapy is highly recommended as one of the nursing interventions to increase emotional stability in adolescents.