Psychosastral Study On The Emotional Response Of Elementary School Children After Reading Short Stories

Abstract

The background of this research is that the relationship between readers and a work cannot be underestimated. Emotional response and storyline in a work often become something interesting to discuss. This study aims to understand the emotional responses of elementary school students after reading short stories.The approach used is psycho-literary. The research was conducted at SDN Rahayu, Tasikmalaya Regency, with 30 students from grades IV and V as subjects. Data collection included observation, interviews, and questionnaires to identify children's emotional responses. Data were analyzed using a thematic approach. After the short story reading, some learners gave emotional responses in the form of joy, sadness, empathy, and fear. 10 learners in Class IV responded sad, empathy and fear, while the remaining 5 responded happy. In Class V, 8 responded happy, and empathy, while 7 responded sad and fear. The findings of this study indicate the importance of using short stories in literature learning in elementary schools as a tool to support children's emotional development.