The Effectiveness of Emotion Validation Pop-Up Books on the Emotional Development of Preschool Children as a Control for Children’s Mental Health Emergencies

Abstract

One of the psychological problems experienced by children is emotional mental problems which can result in unhealthy emotional and mental disorders. The incidence of this disorder is around 3-10%, in the United States it is around 3-7% while in Germany, Canada and New Zealand it is around 5-10%. In Indonesia, there are still no definite figures regarding the incidence, even though this disorder occurs quite often. The Emotion Validation Pop-Up Book Research contributes to Preschool Children increasing their understanding of felt emotions through an attractive display. This research uses a quasi-experimental design. The number of samples used in the treatment group and control group was 30 students at Kindergarten N Pembina Kab. Kendal uses a simple random sampling technique. Statistical analysis uses independent T test and paired T test. The results showed that the research showed an independent T test (0.000<α) and paired T test (0.000<α). This study concluded that there were differences in the emotional development of preschool children between the control and treatment groups and there were differences before and after in the treatment group in the use of the Preschool Children’s Emotion Validation Pop-Up Book.