We are in the Same Boat: Group Therapy as a Treatment for Psychological Distress in Dating Violence Survivors

Pradipta Christy Pratiwi (Universitas Negeri Semarang)
Fatma Kusuma Mahanani (Universitas Negeri Semarang)
Tri Esti Budiningsih (Universitas Negeri Semarang)
Julian Adrian Halim (Atma Jaya Catholic University of Indonesia)

Journal of Educational, Health and Community Psychology
Vol 11 No 1 March 2022

Young adults are synonymous with the task of developing intimacy. This phase is inseparable from the problem of dating violence. This situation is a social stressor that causes a negative stress response commonly known as psychological distress. The purpose of this study is to provide treatment for 5 young adults who have experienced dating violence with online group intervention. The intervention design was carried out for seven 60-90 minutes sessions. The evaluation was done using observation, DASS, and BDI-II. Friedman’s test showed a significant result for depression (BDI-II, χ2F = 6.533, p = .038; DASS, χ2F = 6.533, p = .038) and anxiety (χ2F = 6.000, p = .050), and a non-significant result for stress (χ2F = 3.500, p = .174).