International Journal of Applied Guidance and Counseling
Vol. 7 No. 1 (2026)

Adolescent Sexual Abuse Victims’ Grief Experiences Through Kubler-Ross Theory

Hani, Alina Zulfa Marsya (Unknown)
Irawan, Andi Wahyu (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
27 Jan 2026

Abstract

Sexual harassment is the behavior of asking for unwanted sexual activity, whether physical, verbal, or otherwise. This study aims to understand the experiences of victims of sexual harassment through Kubler-Ross's 5 stages of Grief, namely denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance, so that victims of sexual harassment can understand the stages of non-death grief, not feel alone, and not blame themselves. The method used is a qualitative case study approach. Data collection was carried out through interviews, observation, and documentation. Participants were 16-year-old female students who experienced sexual harassment. Data analysis techniques through 4 stages: data collection, data reduction, data presentation, and drawing conclusions. Data validity techniques were carried out by triangulation of source data, namely by combining the results of interviews, observations, and documentation, and strengthened by previous research. The results of the study showed that participants experienced 5 stages of grief, although not sequentially.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

IJAGC

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Subject

Education Social Sciences

Description

IJAGC is a high-quality open access peer-reviewed research journal that is published by the Department of Guidance and Counseling, Mercu Buana University of Yogyakarta, Indonesia. IJAGC provides a platform that welcomes and acknowledges high quality empirical original research papers and literature ...