Indonesian Journal of Contemporary Multidisciplinary Research
Vol. 4 No. 2 (2025): March 2025

Reality Counseling Intervention Using Expressive Writing Techniques for Self-Adjustment of Grade VII Students

Nur Siah (Universitas Mulawarman)
Wahyu Widyatmoko (Universitas Mulawarman)



Article Info

Publish Date
03 Apr 2025

Abstract

This research investigates the impact of reality counseling integrated with the expressive writing technique as a strategy to enhance the adaptation abilities of seventh-grade students at SMP Muhammadiyah 6 Samarinda during the 2024/2025 academic year. The study adopts an experimental approach, utilizing a pre-experimental one-group pretest-posttest design within a quantitative framework. Participants were selected through purposive sampling, a non-probability sampling method, and included six students. The intervention was implemented across six sessions. The results reveal a notable improvement in students' adaptation skills following the application of reality counseling with expressive writing. The pretest scores averaged 86.7%, while the posttest results demonstrated an increase to 123%. Statistical analysis using a paired sample t-test indicated a significance value of 0.000 < 0.05, confirming a substantial difference in adaptation levels before and after the intervention. Consequently, this study concludes that reality counseling combined with the expressive writing technique effectively enhances the adaptation skills of seventh-grade students at SMP Muhammadiyah 6 Samarinda

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Abbrev

modern

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Computer Science & IT Decision Sciences, Operations Research & Management Economics, Econometrics & Finance Education Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering Social Sciences

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Indonesian Journal of Contemporary Multidisciplinary Research (MODERN) is an open-access, double-blind peer-reviewed journal. MODERN is intended to be a multidisciplinary journal for all fields with contemporary methods and techniques in all levels of education, social science, business, and ...