Jurnal Bikotetik (Bimbingan dan Konseling : Teori dan Praktik)
Jurnal Bikotetik (Bimbingan dan Konseling : Teori dan Praktik) is a peer-reviewed, open-access journal published biannually by the Guidance and Counseling Department, Faculty of Education, Universitas Negeri Surabaya, in collaboration with ABKIN. The journal publishes empirical and theoretical research, evidence-based interventions, and innovative practices in guidance and counseling within educational and psychological contexts.
Adoptive Parenting Style: Emotional Wellbeing And Coping Strategies Of Orphanage Adolescents In Osun State, Nigeria
The study investigated the level of emotional well-being of orphanage adolescents in Osun State, Nigeria (based on sex and adolescence stage) and assessed the influence of adoptive parenting style on their emotional well-being. It determined the influence of sex on their emotional well-being and ascertained the coping strategies that are usually employed by the orphanage adolescents on their emotional well-being. Descriptive survey design was employed for the study. The sample comprised 167 adolescents selected from six orphanages across Osun State, Nigeria. An adapted instrument titled "Questionnaire on Emotional Well-being of Orphanage Adolescents and Coping Strategies (QEOAC), which comprised four scales was used to collect data from the participants. The instrument was dully validated for construct and content validity and the reliability conducted showed that Cronbach Split-half and Spearman-Brown results obtained were 0.84 and 0.88 respectively. The results showed that 136 (81.4%) and 31(18.6%) orphanage adolescents demonstrated high and moderate levels of emotional well-being respectively. Result indicated that; building a bright future = 4.5329, being hopeful in spite of situation = 4.3413 and building hope on educational success = 4.0599 were the coping strategies mostly used by orphanage adolescents. Also, the result indicated a significant influence of adoptive parenting style (t-test = 66.976, df = 166) and sex (t-test of -2.974, d.f = 165, p > 0.05) on emotional well-being of orphanage adolescents. It was concluded that orphanage adolescents in Osun State, Nigeria had a high level of emotional well-being and that adoptive parenting and sex of the adolescents affect their emotional well-being.
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Developing a Digital e-Counselor Community Platform to Enhance Collaboration and Knowledge Sharing Among Counselors
Digital platforms play an essential role in supporting professional collaboration in counseling practices. In the current digital era, technology-based platforms are increasingly needed to enhance the effectiveness, accessibility, and quality of counseling services, particularly in fostering collaboration and knowledge sharing among counselors. This study aims to develop a Digital e-Counselor Community Platform to support professional interaction, exchange of best practices, and continuous professional development among counselors. The method used in this study is Research and Development (R&D) with a 4-D development model consisting of define, design, develop, and disseminate stages. The results indicate that this study successfully produced a valid and practical digital platform for counselor communities. The validation process involved three counseling experts and three media experts. The average validity score for the material aspect reached 0.9, categorized as highly valid, while the media aspect also obtained an average score of 0.9, indicating high validity. Furthermore, the practicality test conducted with ten school counselors showed that the platform was categorized as very practical based on high scores in clarity, accuracy, and usability aspects. These findings indicate that the developed platform is feasible for implementation and effectively supports professional collaboration among counselors. Implications for future research include testing the effectiveness of the platform on a larger scale, integrating more advanced interactive features, and exploring its application in various counseling contexts to further enhance counselor competence and service quality.
Ain Ni Ain Philosophy in Peace Counseling : A Cultural Approach to Conflict Resolution between That Kei Communities in Sorong City
Local wisdom plays a strategic role in maintaining social cohesion and resolving conflicts in multicultural societies. Ain Ni Ain is a cultural value upheld by the Kei ethnic community of Southeast Maluku, Indonesia. This philosophy, which literally means “one belongs to another,” emphasizes brotherhood, solidarity, and collective responsibility as the foundation of social relations. However, these values have experienced cultural shifts in the urban context of Sorong City, Southwest Papua. This study aims to analyze the implementation of Ain Ni Ain values within a peace counseling approach as a strategy for conflict resolution among the Kei community in Sorong City. The study employed a qualitative case study design. Data were collected through in-depth interviews with customary leaders, religious leaders, counselors, and members of the Kei community involved in or affected by conflicts, supported by participatory observation. Data analysis followed the interactive model of Miles and Huberman, including data reduction, data display, and conclusion drawing, while data validity was ensured through triangulation of sources and techniques. The findings indicate that Ain Ni Ain remains relevant in peace counseling practices through community deliberation, customary mediation, reinforcement of collective moral commitments, and spiritual legitimization by traditional and religious leaders, with counselors acting as facilitators of reflective dialogue in reconciliation processes. These findings suggest that integrating local cultural values into counseling practices can strengthen community-based conflict resolution and contribute to the development of culturally grounded peace counseling in multicultural societies.
Adolescent Resilience and Adversity Quotient in the Digital Age: A Literature Review of Psychological Stress and Adaptive Responses
Adolescents are increasingly exposed to psychological pressures in the digital era, where social media significantly influences identity formation, emotional regulation, and mental well-being. Resilience and Adversity Quotient (AQ) have emerged as two critical psychological capacities that shape adolescents’ ability to cope with stress, failure, and social demands within their environments. This study employs a literature review approach to theoretically examine resilience and AQ among adolescents, aiming to explore their interrelationship and contribution to psychological adaptation. The findings indicate that resilience plays a vital role in emotional recovery, while AQ enables adolescents to interpret adversity as constructive challenges rather than obstacles. The interaction between resilience and AQ forms a protective mechanism that enhances mental health and psychological endurance. This review highlights the importance of educational approaches, family support, and psychological interventions in fostering resilience and AQ as foundational elements for promoting adolescent mental health in the digital era.
Development of Strategic Media Animation for Forgiveness Education (SMART-FORGIVE) to Foster an Attitude of Forgiveness Among High School Students
Forgiveness is an important emotional skill for adolescents in managing negative emotions and resolving interpersonal conflicts in an adaptive manner. This study aims to develop and test the effectiveness of the Strategic Media Animation for Forgiveness Education (SMART-FORGIVE) program in fostering an attitude of forgiveness among high school students. The research approach used a Research and Development (R&D) design with 34 tenth-grade students from State High School 1 Malang as subjects. The instruments used in this study were the Enright Forgiveness Inventory (EFI) scale, as well as expert and prospective user evaluation forms. Data analysis included inter-rater agreement to assess product feasibility and a paired-sample t-test to evaluate effectiveness. The results indicate that the SMART-FORGIVE media achieved a very high level of feasibility in terms of accuracy, usefulness, appeal, and ease of use, based on the agreement scores from experts and prospective users. The effectiveness results showed a significant increase in students’ forgiveness scores between the pretest and posttest (Sig. <0.05). Thus, the SMART-FORGIVE medium is deemed suitable and effective for use as a classical guidance service strategy to develop forgiveness attitudes among high school students.
Resilience in Learning: Investigating the Impact of Adversity Quotient on Academic Burnout among Madrasah Aliyah Students
This study investigates the relationship between adversity quotient and academic burnout among female students at Madrasah Aliyah Ummul Quro Putri. The research objective was to determine the extent to which internal resilience, specifically the capacity to overcome difficulties, correlates with the level of academic exhaustion experienced in a high-pressure educational setting. Employing a quantitative correlational design, the study utilized a saturated sampling technique, involving the entire population of 70 female students from the 2024–2026 academic year as data sources. Data collection was executed through structured questionnaires based on the CO²RE framework for adversity quotient and the four dimensions of academic burnout, with analysis performed using the Pearson Product Moment Correlation via IBM SPSS Statistics. The main findings revealed a significant and strong negative correlation between the two variables, demonstrating that higher levels of adversity quotient are consistently associated with lower levels of academic burnout. These results indicate that a student’s internal ability to manage stress and perceive challenges as surmountable serves as a critical protective factor against academic burnout. The significance of this study lies in its empirical evidence that burnout is not merely a product of external workload but is deeply tied to internal resilience. The implications suggest that educational institutions, particularly Islamic schools, should prioritize resilience-building programs to enhance students' psychological hardiness, thereby ensuring long-term academic productivity and well-being.
What Can Chess Teach Students about Career Exploration? Evidence from Group Work
Career exploration understanding is a crucial foundation for students in planning their vocational future. This study aims to test the effectiveness of group guidance interventions through chess game techniques in increasing students' career exploration understanding. Using a One Group Pretest- Posttest design, the study involved 10 grade X students of SMA Kristen Petra Malang as subjects. The results of statistical analysis using the Paired Samples T-Test showed a significance value of 0.009 (p < 0.05), which indicates that the use of chess game techniques is significantly effective in helping students understand their potential and devise career plan strategies.
The Dynamics of Family Communication and Peer Influence in Adolescent Drug Abuse Experiences: A Case Study at the Subdirectorate of Crisis Mitigation Center (SMCC)
Drug abuse among adolescents is a significant social problem that threatens psychosocial development and long-term social functioning. This study aims to explore the dynamics of family communication and peer influence in the drug abuse experiences of a male adolescent undergoing rehabilitation at the Subdirectorate of Crisis Mitigation Center (SMCC), Surabaya. Using a qualitative approach with a single-case study design, data were collected through in-depth semi-structured interviews with the primary participant (H, 17 years old), a rehabilitation counselor assistant, and the participant's biological father, complemented by observation and documentation over a four-month rehabilitation period. Thematic analysis revealed three interconnected themes: suboptimal family communication, characterized by low conversation orientation, the emotional impact of parental divorce, and absence of emotional support; peer influence through behavioral normalization, repeated invitations, direct modeling, and threat of social exclusion; and drug use as a psychological coping mechanism to fill emotional voids and resolve identity confusion during the identity versus role confusion developmental stage (Erikson, 1968). The study contributes a nuanced understanding of how weak family communication and strong peer influence mutually reinforce adolescent vulnerability to drug abuse, integrating Family Communication Patterns Theory (FCPT) with Erikson's psychosocial development theory within a rehabilitation context. Implications for guidance and counseling practice include the application of Gestalt therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), family resilience strengthening, and assertive communication training.
The Effectiveness Of Self-Management Techiques In Group Counseling Services To Reduce High School Students’ Off-Task
Off-task is still often found in schools and becomes a challenge in classroom learning, especially at the high school level, off-task behavior can cause harm to oneself and others and can reduce academic achievement and motivation of students, some forms of off-task behavior are often joking with friends during lessons, eating in class during lessons, playing with cell phones during lessons and so on. The purpose of this study is to determine the effectiveness of group counseling with Self-management techniques in reducing students' off-task. This study uses a quantitative method using a one-group pre-test and post-test experimental design. The population in this study used 155 students at SMA Hang Tuah 1 Surabaya. The sample used in this study was 6 students consisting of 4 boys and 2 girls who were taken using a purposive random sampling technique based on high off-task criteria. From the results obtained from the Wilcoxon test on the pre-test and post-test, the data showed a significant decrease in value between the pre-test and post-test scores with an Asymp value. Sig (2-tailed) of 0.027 <0.05 indicates that the hypothesis is accepted. Therefore, it can be concluded that group counseling with self-management techniques is effective in reducing students' off-task behavior.
The Effect of Social Media Use on Body Dissatisfaction in Adolescents
The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of social media use on body dissatisfaction among high school adolescents in Pangandaran Regency. Body dissatisfaction refers to negative feelings and thoughts about one’s physical appearance, often arising from discrepancies between actual and ideal body images. Social media, as a platform that emphasizes visual content, has been identified as a significant contributor to the formation of unrealistic beauty standards that may influence adolescents’ self-perception. This study employed a quantitative correlational design with a simple linear regression analysis technique. The population consisted of 1,507 students from five public high schools in Pangandaran Regency, and a sample of 418 students was selected using stratified random sampling. Research instruments included the Social Media Use Scale and the Body Dissatisfaction Scale, both of which had been tested for validity and reliability. The results of data analysis revealed a positive and significant correlation between social media use and body dissatisfaction (r = 0.212; p < 0.001). The coefficient of determination (R²) = 0.045 indicates that 4.5% of the variance in body dissatisfaction can be explained by social media use. These findings suggest that higher social media engagement is associated with greater body dissatisfaction among adolescents.
The Relationship Between Social Support and Student Engagement for School Counseling Programs in Elementary Schools
Student engagement is a central element of the learning experience in elementary education, reflecting students’ behavioral, cognitive, and emotional participation in classroom activities. Rather than developing in isolation, engagement emerges through the interaction between students’ individual characteristics and the social support available within their surrounding environment. This investigation addresses the relationship between social support and student engagement among elementary school students, as well as its relevance for the planning of needs-oriented guidance and counseling services. A quantitative survey approach was employed involving 100 students from grades IV to VI. Data were gathered through questionnaires and examined using a SEM-PLS approach with the support of SmartPLS 4. The analysis indicates that differences in students’ engagement levels are closely linked to the degree of social support they receive. These findings suggest that guidance and counseling services should adopt a collaborative approach involving families and the school environment to effectively strengthen student engagement.
Peer Support for Final-Year Students: A Phenomenological Study in The Context of Séttong Dârâ-Trétan Dhibi’ Value
This study aims to explore how final-year university students interpret the local Madurese value of séttong dârâ-trétan dhibi’ as manifested through peer interactions and social support within informal spaces such as coffee shops. The research employed a qualitative phenomenological approach to capture participants’ live experiences in dealing with academic pressure, particularly during the thesis complection period. Participantswere selected through purposive sampling with three main criteria: (1) final-year students (minimum seven semester); (2) actively involved in meaningful peer support interactions (emotional, informational, or academic) within gathering places such as cafes or coffee stalls; and (3) willing to openly share their experinces. Data were collected through semi-structured in-depth interviews and non-participant observations. The analysis was conducted continuously through data reduction, data display, and conclusion drawing/verification. The findings reveal that cafes and coffee shops have shifted in meaning beyond leisure spaces, transforming into essential safe spaces for finally-year students. These spaces represent the cultural essence of séttong dârâ-trétan dhibi’, reflecting solidarity and peer brotherhood amid academic stress. Peer interactions in these setting are not merely casual conversations but constitute reciprocal exchanges of life experiences and crucial social support that contribute to mental well-being and academic persistence. Thus, séttong dârâ-trétan dhibi’ serves as a form of collective coping rooted in local cultural solidarity.
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The Efficacy of Guided Imagery-Assisted Systematic Desensitization Group Counseling in Reducing Pre-service Teachers' Public Speaking Anxiety
Pre-service teachers experience public speaking anxiety as a significant psychological and academic barrier when exposed to teaching practicums. The present study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of Systematic Desensitization Group Counseling with Guided Imagery support in reducing pre-service teachers’ public speaking anxiety. The study was a true experimental study with pretest-posttest control group design. Thirty students who had high levels of anxiety were randomly assigned to an experimental group (n=6) and a control group (n=6). Data were collected by using the adapted Indonesian version of the Personal Report of Public Speaking Anxiety (PRPSA) instrument. Data analysis was performed using the Independent Sample T-Test and Effect Size calculation. The results of the analysis revealed a very significant difference between the experimental and control groups in decreasing the anxiety score (p < 0.001). Calculation of effect size using Cohen’s d resulted in a value of 0.991, which is very large. In summary, the modified guided imagery group counseling intervention of systematic desensitization was highly effective and had a massive impact on suppressing students’ physiological and cognitive anxiety responses. The findings of these studies indicate that the Guidance and Counseling units of universities employ this intervention as a standard mental preparation programme for students before they proceed for teaching practicum
“I Feel Stronger When My Family Stands Together”: Family Cohesiveness and Self-Confidence among High School Students
Student self-confidence is a psychological aspect influenced by various factors, one of which is family cohesiveness. This study aims to examine the relationship between family cohesiveness and self-confidence of 10th grade students of SMA Al-Islam Krian. The study used a quantitative approach with a correlational design, involving 132 students selected through a simple random sampling technique. The instruments used were a family cohesiveness scale based on David H. Olson's theory and a self-confidence scale based on Peter Lauster's theory, with data analysis using the Pearson Product Moment correlation test. The results showed a correlation coefficient value of r = 0.378 with p > 0.05, which indicates a positive but not statistically significant relationship, with a low level of correlation. This finding indicates that family cohesiveness has a limited relationship with student self-confidence, so there are other factors that play a role in its formation