The Effects of Psychoeducational Methods on College Stuents' Attitudes toward Post Traumatic Stress Disorder in Banda Aceh, Indonesia

• Main Author: Zaujatul Amna
• Other Authors: Lin, Hsiu-Chen
• Format: Others
• Language: en_US
• Published: 2013
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/27787220149142905825

碩士 === 亞洲大學 === 心理學系碩士班 === 101 === This study investigated the effectiveness of a psychoeducation methods on college students‟ attitudes toward PTSD. A quasi-experimental research design was adopted while 121 students from Syiah Kuala University, Banda Aceh, Indonesia were invited to participate in four groups. Participants in three experimental groups received different psychoeducational methods of receiving handouts, listening to lectures, and attending interactive discussion while those in control group received nothing. All participants were administered with Attitudes toward PTSD scale before and after the psychoeducation methods within 2 weeks. Research results showed that participants of experimental groups scored significantly higher on post-test (p>.000) comparing to those of the control group. Three psychoeducation methods increased college students‟ positive attitudes toward PTSD in this study. Result of analysis indicated that lecturing was the most effective psychoeducational method to attitudinal changes. Findings from the study for a short-duration, in this case, a two-week period of psychoeducation methods, can effectively increase college students' attitudes toward PTSD, reduce negative attitudes towards PTSD. Implications for future research and psychoeducation for PTSD were discussed.