The Effect of Taize Meditation on Anxiety Levels in Students of Ners Program Study STIKes Santa Elisabeth Medan

Abstract

Taize meditation is a worship surrounded by candles and accompanied by repeated chants which makes the soul peaceful. It can make a person solemn and open his heart to God through the chant in communicating with God. It provides tranquility and happiness, especially for those who are worried. During the meditation, adrenal gland is able to control stress hormone production (cortisol) and to increase blood flow to the brain so that anxiety decreases. After performing taize meditation, the body will relax, and restlessness, anxiety, and tension will decrease. The objective of the research was to find out the influence of taize meditation on the level of anxiety. The research used pre-experimental method with two group pre-posttest design. The samples were 80 respondents, taken by using purposive sampling technique. The measuring device was questionnaires. The result of the research showed that all respondents underwent anxiety in the pre-taize meditation, and all of their anxiety decreased in the post-taize meditation. The result of Paired t-test showed that p-value=0.000 (p<0.05) which indicated that there was the influence of taize meditation on the level of anxiety in student of Ners Program Study STIKes Santa Elisabeth Medan. It is recommended that the students do taize meditation regularly in order to decrease the level of anxiety so that they will relax.