The Effectiveness of Applying Self-Management Techniques in Group Counseling to Reduce Academic Procrastination Among Junior High School Students

Januarius Ulu Bouk (Universitas Katolik Widya Mandira Kupang)
Enasely Mega Wenyi Rohi (Universitas Katolik Widya Mandira Kupang)
Dhiu Margaretha (Universitas Katolik Widya Mandira Kupang)

Edumaspul: Jurnal Pendidikan
Vol. 10 No. 2 (2026): Edumaspul: Jurnal Pendidikan

The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of implementing the self-management technique through group counseling in reducing academic procrastination behavior among students in classes VIIIC and VIIIE at SMPK St. Theresia Kupang during the 2025/2026 academic year. The method used in this study was quantitative descriptive with a pre-experimental design, specifically a one-group pretest-posttest design. The instruments used in this study were an academic procrastination questionnaire and an intervention guideline. Data were analyzed using the paired samples t-test. The results of the analysis showed that the calculated t-value was 16.669, while the t-table value at a significance level of 0.05 was 2.01505. Thus, the calculated t-value was greater than the t-table value. This indicates that the self-management technique through group counseling was effective in reducing academic procrastination behavior among students in classes VIIIC and VIIIE at SMPK St. Theresia Kupang during the 2025/2026 academic year.