This study aims to determine whether there is a decrease in blood pressure and an increase in peace of soul after dhikr training being given to the elderly who suffer from hypertension. Subjects in this study were 9 elderly female people with the age range of 55-70 years. The method used in this research was experimental with pretest and posttest models. Training was conducted in 7 sessions. Measurements were performed before training (prettest) and after the training ended (posttest). Then the data was analyzed by Wilcoxon rank test using SPSS 16. Based on the data analysis, hypothesis test scores were Z = -2.627 and p = 0.008 (p <0.05). These results indicated a significant difference between the level of peace of soul in the delivery of training before and after training sessions.Â

This study aimed to examine forgiveness among the Javanese population in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The proposed hypothesis was that a model of religiosity and interpersonal attachment would affect forgiveness, and agreeableness, and neuroticism would function as mediating variables. Three hundred and thirty-five individuals participated in the study. Data were collecting with a questionnaire on forgiveness, neuroticism, agreeableness, religiosity, and interpersonal attachment. The results showed that the model fit the data reasonably well. Thus, demonstrating that religiosity and interpersonal attachment affect forgiveness through agreeableness and neuroticism in the Javanese population in Yogyakarta. Furthermore, it was found that to improve forgiveness among this population, agreeableness should be maximised and neuroticism should be minimised.

This study aimed to examine the effectiveness of mindfulness teaching training in improving the subjective well-being of teachers in an inclusive school in Yogyakarta. This research used non-randomized pretest-posttest control group design. There were 22 respondents which divided into 11 respondents for treatment group and 11 respondents for control group. They were asked to complete a survey consists of the satisfaction with life scale (SWLS) and positive and negative scale (PANAS) before and after experiment. The results showed that there is a significant difference between the subjective well-being of inclusive school teachers group given mindfulness teaching training and that of the teachers in the teachers group without mindfulness teaching training. This finding indicates that mindfulness teaching training was effective to improve inclusive school teachers’ subjective well-being.

Tulisan ini bermaksud menjelaskan tentang apa itu pemaafan, dimensi-dimensinya, tahap-tahap pencapaiannya, pengaruh pemaafan terhadap kualitas manusia, serta problem penerapannya di Indonesia. Pemaafan (forgiveness) diartikan sebagai kesediaan untuk meninggalkan hal-hal yang tidak menyenangkan yang bersumber dari hubungan interpersonal dengan orang lain dan menumbuhkembangkan pikiran, perasaan, dan hubungan interpersonal yang positif dengan orang lain yang melakukan pelanggaran secara tidak adil. Dimensi pemaafan terdiri atas tiga hal, yaitu dimensi emosi, kognisi, dan interpersonal. Pengaruh pemaafan terhadap kualitas hidup manusia terdiri atas kesehatan fisik, ketenangan hidup, pengendalian diri, resiliensi, minimnya konflik dengan orang lain, serta terhindar dari kezaliman serupa. Problem konflik di Indonesia meliputi problem hukum dan problem kultural. Kata kunci: kualitas hidup, pemaafan, dimensi pemaafan.

This paper mainly discusses 24 character strengths of students who learn in some Islamic Boarding Schools, particularly their strengths and weaknesses. The object of research was students staying at boarding house and actively studying in some universities of Yogyakarta. Total of respondents was 100 students of 62 males and 38 females. The data analysis was conducted through Value in Action– Inventory Strength method (VIA-IS). The result shows that five strong characters possessed by students were gratitude, kindness, citizenship, fairness and hope. On the other hand, their weakest ones were self regulation, bravery, creativity, perspective and sense of humor.

The purpose of this research was to understand the corelation between selfcontrols and the anxiety of the prisoner to face the liberation. The hypothesis of this research showed that there was negative corelation between self-control and the anxiety of the prisoner to face the liberation. The higher self-control the lower anxiety to face the liberation, so on the contrary, the lower self-control the higher the anxiety to face the liberation. The subjects of this research were men and women prisoners from correctional facility, who would be immediately liberated 5 to 6 months approaching the liberation. The scale which was used in this research was self-control scale, which was arranged by the researcher based on Averiil theory (1973) and anxiety based on Rosenhan and Seligman Theory (1989). The research’s method to analyze the data was SPSS 17.0. This method was used to verify the negative corelation between self-control and anxiety of prisoners to face the liberation. Product moment correlation of Pearson showed the value of r = - 0,451 and p = 0.007 (p>0, 01), which meant there was a significant negative correlation between self-control and anxiety of prisoners to face liberation.