Counsenesia Indonesian Journal Of Guidance and Counseling

DEVELOPING STUDENT’S MENTAL HEALTH LITERACY THROUGH PODCAST

Ahmad Rofi Suryahadikusumah — 2024-06-29

College students and youth at their age are more susceptible to mental health problems. That has increased the need for mental health information in recent years. However, often the information received is not necessarily valid. Thus, education regarding mental health literacy is also needed. Podcasts are an alternative mental health service in the digital era. The research aims to prove the effectiveness of podcasts as a medium for developing mental health literacy. This study uses a quasi-experimental method to test the effectiveness of the podcast content entitled “Ngomongin Diri” Podcast. The research design was carried out with a one-group pre-test and post-test design. The research population was BKI UIN Sultan Maulana Hasanuddin Banten's third-semester students. Samples were taken at random at 20% of the population, and 30 people were obtained as samples. Research data regarding mental health literacy was obtained using a mental health literacy questionnaire which refers to the construct from Jorm, which consists of three domains: Knowledge, Believe, and Resource. The study results show that Podcasts are proven effective media for developing mental health literacy. The role of podcasts in increasing mental health literacy is psycho-educational media, mental health promotion, and a resource for learning coping skills.

NAVIGATING THE DIGITAL ABYSS: EXPLORING THE NEXUS BETWEEN LONELINESS, AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIOR, AND SMARTPHONE ADDICTION AMONG COLLEGE STUDENTS

Lesi Lestari — 2024-06-29

Smartphone addiction has become a growing concern, potentially linked to negative outcomes in adolescents. This study aimed to analyze the influence of loneliness and aggressive behavior on smartphone habits among teenagers. Employing a quantitative approach, the research utilized a correlational design with a sample of 87 students. The study instruments included validated and reliable scales for measuring loneliness, aggressive behavior, and smartphone addiction. Data analysis involved multiple aggression analysis. The results revealed a significant association between both loneliness and aggressive behavior with smartphone use. This suggests that adolescents experiencing loneliness or exhibiting aggressive tendencies might engage in more frequent or problematic smartphone use. Building upon these findings, future research could delve deeper into the potential of digital education and media literacy programs to support healthy smartphone habits and reduce excessive use among adolescents. Additionally, investigating the impact of such programs on the development of guidance and counseling services for university students could be valuable.

COUNSELLING COGNITIVE BEHAVIOR THERAPY IN INCREASING SELF-CONTROL WITH INTENSIVE BULLYING BEHAVIOUR

Suhaili Suhaili — 2024-06-29

Bullying has long been an obstacle in how schools operate. Bullying as a phrase describes a variety of ways in which someone uses strength or power to hurt somebody else, leaving the victim feeling hopeless, traumatized, and unhappy. The goal of the study was to determine the effectiveness of cognitive behavior therapy counseling to increase self-control in students who have a tendency of bullying behavior. This study used a pretest and multiple posttest design. Seven children were used as the study's subjects. Purposive sampling was utilized for the sample elimination. Questionnaires on self-control and bullying were used to collect data. Statistical analysis of data using the repeated measures anova test. The findings demonstrated that cognitive behavior therapy counseling was contributing to improve self-control within individuals who had shown a tendency towards bullying behavior.

THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN WORK LIFE BALANCE AND PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING AMONG FEMALE SPECIAL NEEDS SCHOOL TEACHERS

Nicky Angelica Giarto — 2024-06-29

The challenges faced by Special Needs School (SLB) teachers are more complex compared to regular school teachers. The complexity of the conditions of children with special needs requires educators to regulate more extensively to condition Special Needs Children (ABK) in a humane manner. The background of this research highlights the complexity of the dual roles undertaken by female SLB teachers, who also serve as mothers and wives. This study aims to determine the relationship between work-life balance and psychological well-being among female SLB teachers in Solo Raya. This study involves 110 female SLB teachers in Solo Raya as research subjects. The research method used in this study is quantitative correlational research. The research instruments for this research are work life balance by Fisher (2009) and Psychological well being by Ryff (1995). The results of the study show a significant positive correlation with a result of r = 0.352 and a significance value of 0.000 (p<0.05), which means that the higher the work-life balance, the higher the psychological well-being. The work-life balance variable contributes effectively by 12.3% to psychological well-being. Meanwhile, 87.7% of the psychological well-being variable is still influenced by other factors

THE EFFECTIVENESS OF MINDFULNESS DEEP BREATHING TO INCREASE STUDENTS' ACADEMIC WELL-BEING

Nedi Kurnaedi — 2024-06-29

The study of positive psychology is currently an interesting part of efforts to form students who are active and happy in the learning process with meaningful activities. Mindfulness deep breathing in the learning process is not widely studied, because research is still limited to individual and group contexts. Thus, this research focuses on the application of classical mindfulness deep breathing format which is effective in improving students' academic well-being. The design used was multiple pretest post test with the research subjects being class X high school students. Data collection uses the Student Subjective Wellbeing Questionnaire (SSWQ). The results of the repeated measure test prove that the classical format mindfulness deep breathing is effective in improving students' academic well-being (f (1,72) = 272,80; p <0,001). The findings in this study show the effectiveness of the mindfulness deep breathing technique implemented in a classical format in improving students' academic well-being.

SOCIAL SUPPORT AND ACADEMIC RESILIENCE IN ETHNIC MINAHASA OVERSEAS STUDENTS

Jovanka Tirsa Florensia Salim — 2024-06-29

This study aims to identify the relationship between social support and academic resilience. The research method used is quantitative method with correlational design. This study involved 77 overseas students of Satya Wacana Christian University who came from Minahasa ethnicity using saturated sampling technique. Measurements used The Academic Resilience Scale (ARS-30) (? = 0.744) and Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS) (? = 0.789). The data analysis method used Karl Pearson's Product moment correlation test. The results showed there was a significant positive relationship between social support and academic resilience (r = 0.562, p = 0.000). r = 0.562 with a significance level of 0.000 (p < 0.05). This means that the higher the social support received by overseas students, the stronger their academic resilience. The recommendations of this study are addressed to related institutions to design psychological intervention programs and special support for overseas students, as well as to the overseas students themselves to actively seek sources of social support and develop an optimistic attitude.

THE EFFECTIVENESS OF OUTBOUND MANAGEMENT TRAINING WITH GAME TECHNIQUE TO IMPROVE STUDENTS’ SELF-ADJUSTMENT

Dahlia Novarianing Asri — 2024-06-29

Students need to adjust because, as adult individuals, they must deal with the expectations and hardships of college life. One of the initiatives to promote personal mental health is self-adjustment. The inability to adapt to daily life in various social environments can cause unhappiness for someone, especially students. One effort to improve student adjustment is through outbound management training using game techniques. The aim of this research is to determine the effectiveness of outbound management training using game techniques to improve student adjustment. This research is quantitative research with a one-group pretest posttest research design. The research subjects were 12 students from the Guidance and Counseling Study Program at PGRI Madiun University. The sampling technique uses the purposive sampling technique. The data collection technique uses a self-adjustment scale consisting of 15 items referring to the Psychology of Adjustment theory, including four components, namely accurate perception of reality, ability to overcome stress and anxiety, positive self-image, ability to express feelings, and good interpersonal relationships. The data analysis technique uses the Wilcoxon signed rank test. The research results show that outbound management training is effective in improving students' adjustment to everyday life.

THOUGHT STOPPING TECHNIQUE GROUP COUNSELING TO REDUCE ACADEMIC ANXIETY

Liza Anjani — 2024-06-29

The large number of students who experience academic anxiety and the challenges they face in completing their final assignments are the impetus for conducting this research. Students who feel academic anxiety or also called academic anxiety due to lack of confidence in their abilities in carrying out academic activities, are generally motivated by several factors such as the desire to graduate on time, high parental expectations, and pressure from supervisors. The aim of this research is to reduce academic anxiety in final year students by using thought stopping strategies in group counseling. Purposive sampling is used in the pre-experimental design quantitative research methodology which has a one-group pre-test-post-test design pattern. Seven students with high levels of academic anxiety will be research participants. They will receive treatment in the form of group counseling using thought stopping techniques. Four sessions were held to conduct this research. T-Test statistical samples with SPSS For Windows Version 26.0 statistical software were used in the data analysis procedure. The findings of this study show the effectiveness of thought stopping strategies in group counseling to reduce academic anxiety. The acceptance of the alternative hypothesis (Ha) is indicated by the results of the Paired Sample T-Test analysis which produces a significant probability value (2-tailed) < 0.05. It was found that after the final students underwent group counseling treatment using the thought stopping technique, there was a significant reduction in anxiety levels.

ANALYSIS OF MULTISENSORY LEARNING MEDIA NEEDS FOR CHILDREN IDENTIFIED WITH DYSLEXIA DISORDER

Dewita Sarajar — 2024-06-29

Learning in primary school requires proficiency in reading and writing. In practice, there are many students who experience problems in reading and writing. one of the causes is dyslexia. This research aims to analyze the form of problems experienced by students identified as dyslexic and the learning media needed by them, because students identified as dyslexic need different learning media from regular students. The research method used is a qualitative approach. The result of this research is The result of this study is that the reading learning media used by students identified as dyslexic still use the same media as regular students. The result of this study is that the reading learning media used by students identified as dyslexic still use the same media as regular students, while students identified as dyslexic need multisensory-based learning media. Multisensory media is considered appropriate because it can facilitate the needs of children with dyslexia for a richer learning experience.

PSYCHOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF PARENTS WITH RELAPSE CHILDREN

Laila Hanum Safni — 2024-06-29

This study aims to determine the psychological condition of parents who have relapsed children. Relapse is defined as a condition where the old pattern of drug abuse (addiction) returns, where drug use (addiction) returns to drug use. The aim of this research is to determine the psychological condition of parents who have relapsed children. The method used in this research is a qualitative method with a descriptive approach with data collection techniques obtained through interviews, observation and documentation. The research subjects were 2 (two) parents who had relapsed children. The supporting informants in this research were 3 (three) people other than the subjects studied. Cognitive, emotional and interpersonal aspects, namely one subject has a bad psychological condition and the other subject has a good psychological condition. The indicators of success for the two subjects are getting closer to Allah SWT, getting support from family and accepting the situation. It is hoped that the research subjects will continue to accept the fact that the child is experiencing a relapse and will not continue to be sad and that their psychological condition will continue to improve.