The Effect of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy on Sosial Anxiety Use Face Filters in Adolescents at Semarang Regency

Social anxiety is a disorder in the form of fear accompanied by tension when interacting in social relationships that often occurs in adolescents and is motivated by insecurity. In this era using face filter applications is considered to be able to overcome social packaging problems, but it turns out that the use of these applications is only for the virtual world and in reality there are still even higher social anxiety problems due to concerns about being known to use face filters or cheat in the real world. To overcome social anxiety in adolescents, an intervention is needed that can change the perspective or perception. One intervention that can change negative mindsets is cognitive behavioral therapy. This study aims to determine the effect of the intervention on social anxiety in adolescents. This study hopes to add to the interventions that nurses can do in dealing with adolescents with social anxiety. The research method used is quasy experiment. Determining the sample with purposive sampling. Observation for each individual in applying the intervention was 21 days and anxiety scores were measured twice at pre and post. The results of α<0.5 which shows there is an effect of the intervention on reducing social anxiety, so this intervention can be applied.