EFFECTIVENESS Of LO-FI MUSIC To IMPROVE STUDENT SLEEP QUALITY IN MAKASSAR CITY
Muhammad Asran Azhari, Eva Meizara Puspita Dewi, Ahmad Ridfah

Universitas Negeri Makassar

Abstract

Sleep problems can be experienced by anyone, especially university students. Bad sleep quality could lead to an increase in cortisol stress hormone rate. The increase in cortisol stress hormone rate could disrupt the brain cell which is used for studying and memorization. This research is done to know the effectiveness of Lo-Fi music intervention in improving the sleep quality of university students in Makassar City. This research uses the Pre-test and Post-test Control Group Design. Participants in this research are female university students who have a sleep quality of >5 amounting to 18 people which are divided into two groups, 11 participants in the control group and 8 participants in the experiment group. The measurement tool used is Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI). The data analysis technique used is Mann-Whitney and Wilcoxon signed-rank test. The research results showed that intervention of Lo-Fi music is effective in improving the sleep quality of university students in Makassar City (&#961-=0,195 control group with a mean of 11,55 pre-test and 10,00 post-test- and &#961-=0,11 experiment group with a mean of 11,88 pre-test and 6,25 post-test). The implication of this research is the intervention of Lo-Fi music could be useful as one of the interventions for improving sleep quality.

Keywords: Music Lo-Fi, Sleep quality,Studets

Topic: Optimization Research Based on Local Resources