| Abstrak/Abstract |
Depression is one among many other psychological problems found among teenagers. The
objective of this research is to measure the effect of the “Makro” (Membangun Adaptasi dan
Kompetensi Remaja Berisiko) – Building Reckless Youths’ Adaptation and Competencies
Program in reducing depression symptoms. Subjects were high school students (N = 28), aged 15-
16 years, divided into 14 students as experiment group and the other 14 students as control group.
Intervention in the form of MAKRO program consists of three components: reasoning
management, stress management, and social skills. The measurement of the depression level
during pre-test, post-test, and follow-up was conducted using the Beck Depression Inventory
(BDI). Results were analyzed using Anova mixed models. It show a significant difference
between control and experiment groups (p< .05). Based on the analysis of the results, MAKRO
program is able to reduce the depression symptoms with 30.2% effective contribution after a 5-
week follow-up measurement after treatment. |
