Abstract
This study aims to reduce cheating behavior in students by using Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy group counseling. This research is a pre-experimental design research, namely One Group Pretest and Posttest Design. The subjects of this study were ten third semester students of the Guidance and Counseling study program at Ahmad Dahlan University, ten students were taken using purpsoive sampling technique. The instrument used in this research is the cheating behavior scale. Analysis of the data used in this study by using the effectiveness test with the t-test formula. The results of the study showed that group counseling with the Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy approach was proven effective in reducing cheating behavior in Guidance and Counseling students at Ahmad Dahlan University. Most of the cheating behavior carried out by students in the category of social passive and cheating behavior in students is mostly based on a lack of confidence in their abilities. The results of this study can be used as an alternative counseling strategy for counselors in universities to reduce cheating behavior in students.
Highlights
Cheating behavior is one of the problems in Indonesian education
After being given group counseling services using a rational emotive behavior therapy approach, it showed that the highest posttest score was 125 while the lowest was 106
The results of this study indicate that there is an effect of group counseling services on reducing cheating behavior in UAD guidance and counseling students
Summary
Cheating behavior is one of the problems in Indonesian education. One of the cheating phenomena occurred during the 2019 National Examination in 2019. 126 complaints of cheating during the 2019 National Examination were reported. Despite its detrimental effect, cheating is common among adolescents, both school and university level students. The rational emotive behavior therapy approach is one approach in group counseling services emphasizing togetherness and interaction between rational thinking, emotion, and behavior This approach believes that significant changes in mindset can result in different thought, feeling, and behaviors (Corey, 2012; Yeager & Dweck, 2012). In this regard, counselors at various levels of education need to develop a counseling service to reduce cheating behavior. The results of this study can be used as an alternative counseling for counselors in university level to reduce students cheating behavior. The data were collected using cheating behavior scale and analyzed using t-test
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