THE EFFECT OF BUTTERFLY HUG ON ANXIETY AND STRESS LEVELS AMONG FINAL-YEAR STUDENTS AT KARSA HUSADA HEALTH SCIENCE COLLEGE GARUT IN 2025
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https://doi.org/10.33482/jmc.v12i01.347Keywords:
Anxiety, Butterfly Hug, StressAbstract
Final-year students frequently experience anxiety and stress due to academic pressure related to the
completion of scientific papers. If not managed appropriately, these conditions may negatively affect
students’ mental health and academic progress. Butterfly Hug is a simple self-administered relaxation
technique performed by crossing the arms over the chest and tapping alternately, producing a calming
effect through bilateral stimulation. This technique is easy to perform, requires no equipment, and can
be applied in various situations. This study aimed to determine the effect of Butterfly Hug on anxiety
and stress levels among final-year students at Karsa Husada Health Science Collage Garut in 2025. The
research design employed a one-group pretest–posttest design without a control group, involving 15
respondents selected using Simple Random Sampling (SRS). The instruments used were the Hamilton
Anxiety Rating Scale (HARS) to measure anxiety and the stress subscale of the DASS-21 to measure
stress. The intervention was conducted consistently and in a structured manner for four days with initial
guidance from the researcher. Data analysis using the Wilcoxon Signed Ranks Test showed a significant
reduction in anxiety and stress levels. The significance values were 0.001 for anxiety and 0.002 for
stress (p < 0.05), indicating that Butterfly Hug had a significant effect in reducing anxiety and stress.
Therefore, this therapy is expected to serve as an alternative self-intervention that students can utilize
to maintain mental health while completing scientific papers.
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