Paradoxical Intention Within Group Counseling to Reduce Student Verbal Aggression

Maba, Aprezo Pardodi ( Institut Agama Islam Maarif NU (IAIMNU) Metro Lampung)

JURNAL FOKUS KONSELING
Vol 4, No 1 (2018)

This research aimed to find out the effectiveness of group counseling with paradoxical intention technique to reduce student verbal aggression. Researchers utilize quasi-experiment method and pretest-posttest design. The sample of this study is students of SMPN 2 Buay Runjung OKU Selatan Period of 2016, which classified in high verbal aggression after filling self-report verbal aggression scale. The data were analyzed with Wilcoxon signed ranks test. Based on Wilcoxon singed rank test Z -2,534 with asymp. Sig 0,012, it meant group counseling with paradoxical intention effective to reduce student verbal aggression.Keywords: Group counseling, paradoxical intention, verbal aggression.