The Effectiveness of Duha Prayer Therapy in Reducing Loneliness in Overseas Students
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Duha Prayer Therapy, Loneliness, Overseas StudentsAbstract
This study aims to determine the effectiveness of duha prayer therapy in reducing loneliness in overseas students. Overseas students are a group that is vulnerable to loneliness due to separation from family, new environment, and lack of social support. Untreated loneliness can have adverse psychological and physical effects, such as stress, depression, and even health problems. Spiritual healing through duha prayer was chosen as it is believed to provide inner calm and emotional stability. This study used a pre-experiment approach with a one group pre-test post-test design, involving 17 overseas students as samples. Data were collected using the UCLA-S8 scale to measure the level of loneliness before and after the intervention. The results of the analysis showed an increase in the mean score from pre-test to post-test, a strong correlation (r > 0.7), and the difference showed significance (p < 0.01). This indicates that duha prayer therapy has a positive trend in reducing loneliness. This finding indicates that spiritual-based interventions such as duha prayer can be an alternative companion in overcoming psychological problems, especially loneliness in overseas students. This study is expected to serve as a foundation for further in-depth studies with a larger sample and longer duration of intervention.
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