Acceptance Commitment Therapy to increase the self-confidence of Pencak Silat athletes Doris Apriani Ritonga (a*), Chairul Azmi (b), Agung Sunarno (c)
a) Faculty of Sport Science, Medan State University.
Jalan Willem Iskandar, Pasar V Medan Estate. Medan 20221. Indonesia
*dorisritonga[at]unimed.ac.id
b) Faculty of Sport Science, Medan State University.
Jalan Willem Iskandar, Pasar V Medan Estate. Medan 20221. Indonesia
c) Faculty of Sport Science, Medan State University.
Jalan Willem Iskandar, Pasar V Medan Estate. Medan 20221. Indonesia
Abstract
The aim of this study was to examine the implementation of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) interventions in increasing the self-confidence of Pencak Silat athletes. The intervention covers the six cores of the ACT process, namely Acceptance, Cognitive Defusion, Mindfulness, Self as Context, Values, and Commited Action. This study used a one group pretest-posttest design. The subjects in this study consisted of 8 North Sumatra Pencak Silat athletes who were attending regional training in preparation for the XX / Papua National Sports Week. Data analysis used statistical t test. The test results with the paired two-sample t test obtained a significance value (p) of 0.002 (<0.05). This shows a significant increase in the athlete^s self-confidence level before and after psychological intervention with Acceptance Commitment Therapy (ACT). In another word, Acceptance Commitment Therapy (ACT) can be applied to increase the confidence of Pencak Silat athletes.
Keywords: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy- Pencak Silat athletes, Self-Confidence
