Pelatihan Kebersyukuran untuk Meningkatkan Harga Diri pada Penyandang Disabilitas Fisik di BBRSBD Prof. DR. Soeharso Surakarta

This study was aimed to examine the effect of gratitude training towards people with physical disabilities self-esteem. In this study the group was treated some materials including opening, recounting blessings, grateful reflection, grateful expression, grateful reappraisal, and closing. The participants involved were 21 persons with physical disability at BBRSBD Prof. Dr. Soeharso Surakarta. The design of this study was used experimental with pretest-posttest control group design. The experimental group and control group was created by using random assignment. Based on the results of quantitative analysis with statistical test non-parametric Mann-Whitney U, showed differences in increased self-esteem in the experimental group were given gratitude training (treatment) comparation with control group (no treatment). The results of Wilcoxon test showed there are significant difference between the scores of self-esteem in the experimental group before and after treatment. The results of qualitative analysis also support quantitative analysis, that gratitude in the participants of experiment increased after treatment. It was concluded that gratitude training proved effective in increasing self-esteem in people with physical disabilities