PENGARUH KONSELING KELOMPOK DENGAN PENDEKATAN CBT (COGNITIVE BEHAVIOR THERAPY) TERHADAP PERILAKU MEROKOK PADA PESERTA DIDIK SMP NEGERI 9 BANDAR LAMPUNG

Abstract

Smoking behavior among students is one of the problems that can have negative impacts on their physical health, psychological well-being, and social development. Based on the results of the preliminary questionnaire, several students were identified as exhibiting smoking behavior, indicating the need for guidance and counseling services to help reduce such behavior. This study aimed to determine the effect of group counseling using the Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) approach on the smoking behavior of students at SMP Negeri 9 Bandar Lampung. This research employed a quantitative approach using a pre-experimental method with a One-Group Pretest–Posttest Design. The population consisted of 30 students, while the sample comprised 5 students with a high level of smoking behavior selected through purposive sampling. Data were collected using a smoking behavior questionnaire. The data were analyzed using the Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test with the assistance of the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) version 32. The results showed that group counseling using the Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) approach had a significant effect on reducing the smoking behavior of students at SMP Negeri 9 Bandar Lampung. This finding was supported by the result of the Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test, which yielded an Asymp. Sig. (2-tailed) value of 0.042, which was lower than 0.05. In addition, there was a decrease in the smoking behavior scores of all participants after they received group counseling using the CBT approach. Therefore, group counseling using the Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) approach can be considered an effective alternative guidance and counseling service for reducing students' smoking behavior.