The Application of Logotherapy to Increase Self-Esteem and Resilience of Adolescents in Orphanage

Abstract

This research aims to determine the effectiveness of logotherapy to increase self-esteem and resilience of adolescents in orphanages. This research uses a quantitative experimental model method with a one group pretest-posttest design. The sample consisted of 10 subjects consisting of 4 males and 6 females. The sample was selected based on a purposive sampling technique with the criteria for adolescents who had self-esteem and resilience scores in the low and medium categories. The data collection method used a self-esteem scale and a resilience scale. The measuring instrument used was reconstructed by the researcher himself based on Rosenberg's self-esteem theory (1965) and Connor & Davidson's (2003) resilience theory. Data analysis in this study used non-parametric statistics with Wilcoxon Signed Ranks test. The results of the research on first hypothesis using the Wilcoxon Signed Ranks test showed that there were differences in pretest and posttest results between before and after being given treatment, which proves that logotherapy is effective in increasing the self-esteem of teenagers in orphanages. The second hypothesis using Wilcoxon Signed Ranks test shows that there is a difference in the pretest and posttest results between before and after being given treatment, which proves that logotherapy is effective in increasing the resilience of teenagers in orphanages.