The Effect of Positive Youth Project to Improve Optimisim in Students

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10.2991/icaaip-17.2018.54How to use a DOI?

Keywords

optimism, students, positive youth project

Abstract

Optimism is a form of consideration that has a tendency to affect the feelings, attitudes and behavior of a person in certain situations. Optimism is an association created by leading to the safety of positive outcomes and be able to moderate the relationship between the perceived stress to be better. Youth have many challenges, that can lower their optimism. Positive Youth Project (PYP) is an annual event of the Indonesian Psychological Association (HIMPSI) South Sulawesi for student at aged 15-18 years. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of optimism PYP against the participants. These research subjects are participants from various SMA / MA / SMK who have passed the selection in these activities. This research method using quasi experimental, pre-posttest design. Results were pointing there is an influence on the participants after following the Positive Youth Project activities. This proves that one of the effect of Positive Youth Program is increasing the optimism of participants.

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© 2018, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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AU  - Nur Afni Indahari
AU  - Wawan Kurniawan
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TI  - The Effect of Positive Youth Project to Improve Optimisim in Students
BT  - Proceedings of the 8th International Conference of Asian Association of Indigenous and Cultural Psychology (ICAAIP 2017)
PB  - Atlantis Press
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SN  - 2352-5398
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