Widyaningrum A, Rohmansyah N, Hiruntrakul A. Impact of Musical Activities on the Social Skills of the Indonesian High School Students. Health Educ Health Promot 2024; 12 (1) :139-144 URL: http://hehp.modares.ac.ir/article-4-72764-en.html
1- Department of Primary, School of Teacher Education, University PGRI Semarang, Semarang, Indonesia 2- Department of Physical Education, School of Teacher Education, University PGRI Semarang, Semarang, Indonesia 3- Department of Sports and Exercise Science, Faculty of Interdisciplinary Studies, Khon Kaen University, Nong Khai, Thailand
* Corresponding Author Address: Department of Sports and Exercise Science, Faculty of Interdisciplinary Studies, Khon Kaen University, Nong Khai Campus, Thailand. Postal Code: 40002 (hashir@kku.ac.th)
Abstract (2116 Views)
Aims: This study aimed to determine the efficacy of musical activities and behavioral skills training strategies in group supervision in developing the social skills of high school pupils. Materials & Methods: This randomized controlled study used a sample of high school pupils of Semarang City, Indonesia, in April 2022. The employed tool was a 106-item student social skills scale. The Gregory model's content validity earned a score of 0.94, indicating strong validity. Cronbach's alpha reliability test resulted in a score of 0.961. The Wilcoxon and the Mann-Whitney tests were used in SPSS 25 software. Findings:There was no significant difference between the pre-test social skills scores of the students in the experimental (326.69±27.15) and control (329.62±32.89) groups (p>0.05). Also, the social skills score of the experimental group (333.51±26.63) was not significantly higher than the control group (332.28±34.01) after the educational courses (p=0.517). Conclusion: Music activities do not improve high school students’ social skills.