Improving youth drug abuse self-control through group counseling

The current general adolescent condition is indicative of a low self-control phenomenon.  This is determined through analysis of the number of adolescents engaging in such deviant behavior as brawls, excessive gameplay, sexual harassment and drug abuse. Student/youth choice between positive and negative behaviour requires the capability to think, weigh up and control attitudes and behavior appropriately. This experimental research is designed through Quasi-Experiment methodology to determine the efficacy of group counseling services in building self-control capability, specifically non-deviant behaviour and choice, particularly in the current context of increased drug abuse. The study sample of Vocational High School (SMK) students used random cluster sampling. The research instrument was a drug abuse self-control questionnaire analyzed using the Wilcoxon Signed Ranks test and Kolmogorov-Smirnov Two Independent sample with the help of Statistical Product and Service Solution (SPSS) program version 20. This study found very significant increase in selfcontrol of drug abuse post group counseling services. This research can be used to reduce the level of drug abuse, especially in the province of West Sumatra and more generally, globally, not only through education and the provision of prevention alternatives but also by rehabilitation institutions in program development and audit. Full Article

Citation: Firman, F., Nirwana, H., Tanjung, R. F., Syukur, Y., & Latupasjana, Z. (2020). Improving youth drug abuse self-control through group counseling. International Journal of Innovation, 13(7), 990–1000. https://www.ijicc.net/images/vol_13/Iss_7/13700r_Firman_2020_E_R1.pdf