Studi Metaanalisis: Efektivitas Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) untuk Menurunkan Depresi

Depression is a disease which is encountered by most people these days. Depression can interfere with individuals in their daily lives because they lose energy, feel anxious, feel worthless and can even hurt themselves to commit suicide. The form of psychological therapy that can be given to individuals experiencing depression is Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT). Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) is useful for increasing individual psychological flexibility regarding thoughts, feelings, and behavior. The purpose of this study is to conduct a meta-analysis review to seek further evidence regarding the effectiveness of Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) in reducing depression measured using the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale (CES-D), Depression Anxiety Stress Scales (DASS-D), The Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), The Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II), Reynolds child depression scale (RCDS), Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS-D), Montgomery-Åsberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS). The type of research conducted is quantitative research which is analyzed using meta-analysis techniques. The data used comes from 17 journals that discussed depression and Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) (n experimental group = 595; n control group = 620. The results of the analysis obtained an estimate value of 1,12 which show the large effect with a value of I2 = 95,34% this shows that Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is effective in reducing depression levels.Depresi merupakan penyakit yang sering ditemui belakangan ini. Depresi dapat mengganggu individu dalam kesehariannya karena kehilangan energi, merasa cemas, merasa tidak berharga dan bahkan dapat menyakiti diri sendiri hingga bunuh diri. Bentuk terapi psikologis yang dapat diberikan bagi individu yang mengalami depresi adalah Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT). ACT berguna untuk meningkatkan fleksibilitas psikologis individu tentang pikiran, perasaan, dan perilaku. Tujuan dari penelitian ini yaitu ingin melakukan tinjauan metaanalisis untuk mencari bukti lebih lanjut mengenai efektivitas ACT dalam menurunkan depresi dengan diukur menggunakan Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D), Depression Anxiety Stress Scales (DASS-D), The Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), The Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II), Reynolds child depression scale (RCDS), Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS-D), Montgomery-Åsberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS). Jenis penelitian yang dilakukan adalah penelitian kuantitatif yang dianalisis menggunakan teknik metaanalisis. Data yang digunakan berasal dari 17 jurnal yang membahas mengenai depresi ACT (n kelompok eksperimen = 595 ; n kelompok kontrol = 620. Hasil analisis diperoleh nilai estimate 1,12 yang memiliki makna large effect size dengan nilai I2 = 95,34%. Hal ini menunjukkan bahwa ACT efektif untuk menurunkan tingkat depresi