The Effectiveness of Cognitive Behavior Group Counseling to Improve Career Decision Making Self-Efficacy of Senior High School Students

Abstract

This study aims to determine the effectiveness of Cognitive Behavior Group Counseling to improve career decision making self-efficacy of high school students. This research is a quantitative research with a quasi-experimental design. The research design was the pre-test and post-test control group design. The population in this study were 144 students of class XII SMA Negeri in Singaraja district who had a very low level of self-efficacy in career decision making. The research sample consisted of 12 students obtained through purposive sampling technique. The sample consisted of 6 students as the experimental group and 6 students as the control group. Data collection uses a career decision making self-efficacy measurement scale. The results showed that Cognitive Behavioral Group Counseling was effective to improve career decision making self-efficacy for high school students. This research has implications for the implementation of counseling in schools related to the cognitive restructuring process of students.