Jurnal Psikologi Integratif Prodi Psikologi UIN Sunan Kalijaga Vol. 8, No. 1, 2020 Halaman 29-40 29 Cognitive Reconstruction to Reduce Anxiety In Grade VI Elementary Schools Inggit Kartika Sari 1 , Erny Hidayati 2 1,2 Master of Professional Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, Ahmad Dahlan University, Jalan Kapas 9, Semaki, Yogyakarta 55166 E-mail: 1 inggitkartika01@gmail.com, 2 ernyhidayati@gmail.com Abstract. This study aims to determine the effect of group therapy with cognitive reconstruction techniques to reduce anxiety in grade VI elementary school students. The subjects in this study were grade VI students, male or female sex, and experiencing anxiety. Data collection methods in this study are through observation, interviews, Discussion Group Forums (FGD), and pre-test and post- test using the Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale (HARS). The data analysis technique used a non-parametric test with the Wilcoxon test. The results showed that there was a decrease in anxiety both qualitatively and quantitatively. Qualitative results indicate that participants can think positively, bolder, more confident, and try to do something happily, while the quantitative results show the value of Z = -2,371 with a significance of p = 0.018 (p <0. 05) on the HARS anxiety scale which means there was a significant difference between the anxiety experienced by participants before and after attending group therapy. Based on the results of the research that has been done it can be concluded that group therapy with cognitive reconstruction techniques can reduce anxiety levels in grade VI elementary school students. Keywords: anxiety, class VI students, cognitive reconstruction, group therapy Abstrak. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh terapi kelompok dengan teknik rekonstruksi kognitif terhadap penurunan kecemasan pada siswa kelas VI SD. Subjek dalam penelitian ini adalah siswa kelas VI berjenis kelamin laki-laki atau perempuan dan mengalami kecemasan. Metode pengumpulan data dalam penelitian ini adalah melalui observasi, wawancara, Discussion Group Forums (FGD), dan pre-test dan post-test menggunakan Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale (HARS). Teknik analisis data menggunakan uji non parametrik dengan uji Wilcoxon. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa terjadi penurunan kecemasan baik secara kualitatif maupun kuantitatif. Hasil kualitatif menunjukkan bahwa partisipan dapat berpikir positif, lebih berani, lebih percaya diri, dan berusaha melakukan sesuatu dengan bahagia, sedangkan hasil kuantitatif menunjukkan nilai Z = -2,371 dengan signifikansi p = 0,018 (p <0,05) pada HARS. Skala kecemasan yang artinya ada perbedaan yang signifikan antara kecemasan yang dialami partisipan sebelum dan sesudah mengikuti terapi kelompok. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian yang telah dilakukan dapat disimpulkan bahwa terapi kelompok dengan teknik rekonstruksi kognitif dapat menurunkan tingkat kecemasan pada siswa kelas VI Sekolah Dasar. Kata kunci. kecemasan, siswa kelas vi, rekonstruksi kognitif, terapi grup Adolescence is a part of the changes experienced by individuals in their lives. Santrock (2012) explains that adolescence is a shift that occurs from childhood to adulthood in the phase of an individual's life. According to Sarwono (2012), adolescents are psychologically related in everyday life to the condition of the surrounding community. This