Aida Nisviatul Laeli Makhmudah, - and , Mungin Eddy Wibowo, - and Awalya, FIP BK (2019) Cognitive Behavior Group Counseling with Cognitive Restructuring and Problem Solving Techniques to Reduce Anxiety. Jurnal Bimbingan Konseling, 8 (2). pp. 174-181. ISSN 2252-6889

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Abstract

This study aimed to examine the effectiveness of cognitive behavior therapy group counseling with cognitive restructuring and problem-solvingtechniques to reduce the anxiety of the students of Akademi Kebidanan Abdi Husada Semarang. The study used an experimentalmethod with the randomizedpre-test–post-test comparison group. It involved 18 female students of AKBID Abdi Husada who had anxiety in the clinicalclerkship. These 18 students were dividedinto three groups, namely the group of group counselingwith cognitive restructuring technique, group counseling with problem-solvingtechnique, and group counseling with the combination of cognitive restructuring and problem-solvingtechniques. The results showed that students whojoined group counseling could reduce their anxiety. However, the reduction was more effective when using the combination of both cognitive restructuring and problem-solvingtechniques. These findings showed that group counseling with cognitive restructuring and problem-solvingtechniques is effective to reduce female students’ anxiety

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