PENGARUH TERAPI MUSIK KLASIK TERHADAP STRES AKADEMIK PADA MAHASISWA KESEHATAN MASYARAKAT DI STIKES WIRA HUSADA YOGYAKARTA

Background : Stress is a response that arises when someone is under pressure, threat or change. This situation makes the body's response unstable and can interfere with both physically and mentally. One method to reduce stress is classical music therapy.

Research Objectives: To determine the effect of classical music therapy on academic stress in Public Health students at STIKES Wira Husada Yogyakarta

Method: This research is a quantitative research with a pre-experimental with a one group pretest-posttest design. The population in this study were Public Health students at STIKES Wira Husada Yogyakarta batch 2018 & 2019 with the sampling technique being stratified random sampling and a sample of 25 people was obtained, but only 18 people were willing. The research instrument used was Lin and Chen's (2009) Academic Stress Questionnaire. The variables studied were classical music therapy as the independent variable and the level of academic stress as the dependent variable.

Results : The results of the research showed that there are differences before and after classical music therapy was given. 7 people experiencing severe stress (38.9%) and 11 students experiencing moderate stress (61.1%). . After being given classical music therapy, there was a decrease in stress levels, as many as 5 students experienced moderate stress (27.8%) and 13 students experienced mild stress (72.2%)

Conclusion : There is an effect of classical music therapy on academic stress in Public Health students at STIKES Wira Husada Yogyakarta.