EFFECT OF SOCIAL SKILLS TRAINING (DRAMATIC PLAY) TO DECREASE THE STRESS HOSPITALIZATION PRESCHOOLERS 4-6 YEAR WITH MODEL APPROACH INTERPERSONAL PEPLAU

Introduction: Hospitalization is a process that requires the child to an emergency hospital stay. Based on the results of preliminary studies in hospitals Syarifah Ambami Rato Ebu Bangkalan was shown all of the children in stress reactions hospitalization. the purpose of the study want to determine the differences of hospitalization’s stress when were given social skills training therapy (dramatic play) for children who aged 4-6 years with model approach interpersonal peplau before and after. Method: the research design used pre experimental design and the one group pretest-posttest with variable stress of hospitalization and administration dramatic play. the study population and sample as many as 15 children were taken as many as 15 children in rom Irna E a hospital Syarifah Ambami Rato Ebu Bangkalan. Sampling technique used Random Sampling. While the date collection tool uses a check list observation with statistical test Wilcoxon Match Pairs Test. Result: Based on the statistical test of Wilcoxon signed ranks test, ρ Value: 0,001 < α: 0,05 so, H0 rejected. This show that there were a difference of stress hospitalization play therapy given before children dramatic play as many as 12 children experience stress was being given, after where as the dramatic play as many as 8 children who do not experience stress. Discussion: Based on the results of the study suggested the paramedic and parents to provide therapeutic play (dramatic play) as an alternative to help lower the stress levels of hospitalization for children who aged 4-6 years at RSUD Syarifah Ambami Rato Ebu Bangkalan. Key words: social skills training therapy (Dramatic Play), Hospitalization Stressing, Interpersonal pepla