Journal of General Education and Humanities
Vol. 5 No. 1 (2026): February

Humanistic Counselling as a Mediation Model for Reducing Learning Disengagement

Salsabila, Nur Nafisa (Unknown)
Qiptiah, Devi Mariatul (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
20 Dec 2025

Abstract

Learning disengagement among Indonesian school learners reflects a gradual breakdown of internal learning connections, involving the loss of personal meaning in learning, prolonged emotional saturation, self-doubt, and weakened psychological attachment to the school environment. This study conceptualises humanistic counselling as a mediating psychological process that restores students’ self-systems before behavioural engagement reappears. Using a qualitative design oriented to conceptual model development and analyzed through thematic synthesis, the research integrates core humanistic principles, including unconditional acceptance, empathic exploration, and reflective, non-directive dialogue, as internal enablers of learner recovery. The study formulates the Humanistic Counselling Mediation Pathway Model, identifying key psychological mediators, including reconstructed learning meaning, improved self-concept, emotional clarity, and renewed academic belonging. These internal processes are presented as antecedent mechanisms that logically precede the reduction of avoidance and withdrawal behaviours, allowing engagement indicators to return as behavioural consequences rather than as direct enforcement. The model offers an innovative contribution by explaining how engagement restoration is driven by intrapersonal psychological reconstruction, thereby strengthening the scientific narrative of counselling not merely as responsive support but as a preparatory transformation mechanism within Indonesian school behavioural learning contexts.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

gehu

Publisher

Subject

Humanities Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media Mathematics Other

Description

The Journal of General Education and Humanities (GEHU) is a peer-reviewed scholarly online journal. The GEHU is published quarterly in February, May, August, and November. The GEHU is a non-profit journal whose publication is free of charge. The articles should be original, unpublished, and not ...