Using Ekphrasis of Emotional Writing for Improving Emotional Regulation Skills

Abstract

The goal of this study was to examine the effect of ekphrasis of emotional writing (ETE) on emotional regulation skills. The research method is quasi experiment with a non-parametric counterbalanced design. Participants were 27 students of PGMI Islamic State University of Sunan Ampel Surabaya (with 8 students put in A group, 11 students put in B group, and 8 students put in C group) who completed emotion regulation questionnaire (ERQ). Each group received neutral ETE treatment (ETE0), positive ETE (ETE1) and negative ETE (ETE2) in different order. The results of this research indicate that ETE Neutral, ETE Positive, ETE Negative treatment had an effect on the regulation of emotions in groups B and C, while in group A it did not significantly influence. This research confirms that can be applied ekphrasis of emotional writing to improve emotional regulation skill of PGMI Islamic State University of Sunan Ampel Surabaya students.