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Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk melihat sejauh mana pemberian teknik terapiCognitive Behavioral Stress Management (CBSM) dalam mengurangi tingkatstres pada istri dalam hubungan commuter marriage. Proses screening awaldilakukan dengan cara memberikan Marital Taxon Self-Report Measure dan LifeDistress Inventory (LDI), serta wawancara pada istri dalam hubungan commutermarriage yang berminat mengikuti proses screening. Setelah screening,dilakukanterpilihlah tiga orang partisipan yang memenuhi kriteria partisipan penelitian danbersedia mengikuti mengikuti sesi CBSM sebanyak 7 kali. Penelitian inimenggunakan desain one group before-after study, dimana peneliti melihatperubahan skor partisipan saat pre-test dan post-test. Hasil kuantitatif dankualitatif dari penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa CBSM terbukti efektif dalammenurunkan tingkat stres pada istri dalam hubungan commuter marriage.

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ABSTRACT
This study is aim to evaluate the effectiveness of Cognitive Behavioral StressManagement in reducing stress among wife in commuter marriage relationship.Researcher used Marital Taxon Self-Report Measure and Life Distress Inventoryand brief interview in screening process. Through screening process, researchergot three participants who was willing to attend seven sessions of CBSM.Researcher used before-after study design to find out if CBSM could reducestress. Results suggest that CBSM is effective to reduced stress for wife incommuter marriage relationship;This study is aim to evaluate the effectiveness of Cognitive Behavioral StressManagement in reducing stress among wife in commuter marriage relationship.Researcher used Marital Taxon Self-Report Measure and Life Distress Inventoryand brief interview in screening process. Through screening process, researchergot three participants who was willing to attend seven sessions of CBSM.Researcher used before-after study design to find out if CBSM could reducestress. Results suggest that CBSM is effective to reduced stress for wife incommuter marriage relationship, This study is aim to evaluate the effectiveness of Cognitive Behavioral StressManagement in reducing stress among wife in commuter marriage relationship.Researcher used Marital Taxon Self-Report Measure and Life Distress Inventoryand brief interview in screening process. Through screening process, researchergot three participants who was willing to attend seven sessions of CBSM.Researcher used before-after study design to find out if CBSM could reducestress. Results suggest that CBSM is effective to reduced stress for wife incommuter marriage relationship]