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Islamic Guidance and Counseling Journal
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Islamic Guidance and Counseling Journal is a double-blind peer-reviewed and open-access journal that contained actual issues related to guidance and counseling and published twice a year (January and July) by the Institut Agama Islam Ma’arif NU (IAIMNU) Metro Lampung and managed by the Study Program of Islamic Guidance and Counseling, Faculty of Tarbiyah. The scope of Islamic Guidance and Counseling Journal: current Perspectives includes, but is not limited to; the following major areas as they relate to: Islamic Guidance and Counseling, Child and Adolescent Counseling, Adult and Elder Counseling, Family Counseling, School Counseling, Higher Education Counseling, Crisis and Risk Counseling, Occupational Counseling, Cyber Counseling, Educational Psychology, Inter-disciplinary approaches to Psychology, Counseling and Guidance, Rehabilitation Counseling, Technology usage in Psychology, Counseling and Guidance and Special Education, and Counselor Education.
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Exploring the Influence of Self-Control, Subjective Well-Being, Happiness, and Life Satisfaction on Prosocial Behavior among Muslim Students in Indonesia Hidayah, Rifa; Solichah, Novia; Chiedu, Chiedu; Jannah, Miftakhul; Mu’awanah, Elfi; Bukhori, Baidi; Mazaya, Syifa Naja Kamalul
Islamic Guidance and Counseling Journal Vol. 9 No. 1 (2026): Islamic Guidance and Counseling Journal
Publisher : Institut Agama Islam Ma'arif NU (IAIMNU) Metro Lampung in collaboration with Asosiasi Bimbingan dan Konseling Indonesia (ABKIN)

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.25217/0020269727200

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Prosocial behavior voluntary actions intended to benefit others plays a vital role in adolescents’ social skills, emotional well-being, and constructive interpersonal relationships. Adolescents with high prosociality tend to exhibit lower negative emotions and stronger social development. However, limited research has examined this phenomenon among Muslim university students. Guided by Domain Theory, this study investigates the influence of self-control, subjective well-being, happiness, and life satisfaction on prosocial behavior in Indonesian Muslim students. A cross-sectional design with convenience sampling recruited 300 Muslim university students (84 males, 28%; 216 females, 72%) aged 17–24 years (M = 19, SD = 1.23). Participants completed the Prosocial Tendencies Measure (PTM), Brief Self-Control Scale (BSCS), BBC Subjective Well-being Scale (BBC-SWB), Orientation to Happiness Scale (OTH), and Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS), all adapted to the Indonesian context with acceptable reliability. Data were analyzed using multiple linear regression. Results showed that subjective well-being (β = -0.169, p = 0.031) and happiness (β = 0.498, p = 0.000) significantly influenced prosocial behavior. Self-control (β = -0.058, p = 0.333) and life satisfaction (β = 0.119, p = 0.081) showed no significant effect. Indonesian Muslim students who reported higher levels of subjective well-being and happiness were more likely to engage in prosocial behavior. However, the research model hasn’t optimally explained the relationship between variables, as there are still other factors that can influence them.
Gratitude as Social Capital of Happiness: Working Wives’ Perceptions of Husbands’ Social Support in the Islamic Marriage Context Sururin, Sururin; Nihayah, Zahrotun; Choirunnisa, Choirunnisa; Hidayat, Dinnisa Haura Zhafira; Alim, Syahirul; Ramadhan, Syahrul
Islamic Guidance and Counseling Journal Vol. 9 No. 1 (2026): Islamic Guidance and Counseling Journal
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In Indonesia, rising dual-income families increase potential marital conflicts, yet few studies explore how Islamic psychological perspectives (happiness and gratitude) explain marital resilience. This highlights the urgency of examining wives’ perceptions of husbands’ support and its impact on gratitude. This study aims to examine the influence of wives’ happiness and husbands’ social support on gratitude among working Muslim wives. Employing a cross-sectional study with a quantitative approach, this study specifically involved married, moslem, working women with children as the study's population. Sampling was done by non-probability sampling technique where the number of samples in the study was 225 married Muslim working women with children. The instrument in this study uses the adoption of the Gratitude Questionnaire (GQ-6, α = 0.82), Husband’s Social Support Scale (32 items, α = 0.91), and Islamic Happiness Scale (18 items, α = 0.88) and analysis with multiple linear regression (SPSS 22). All instruments were validated through expert judgment and pilot testing. Regression analysis confirmed that both happiness (β = 0.128, p = 0.004) and husband’s social support (β = 0.743, p = 0.000) significantly predicted gratitude (R² = 0.648). These findings support the study hypotheses and demonstrate the role of emotional and relational factors as social capital in sustaining marital harmony within an Islamic framework. Good interpersonal relations, as shown through the attitude of gratitude of husband, and wife, are social capital in achieving happiness.
A Multidimensional Scale for University Students' Academic Anxiety: Development, Validation, and Measurement Invariance Ifdil, Ifdil; Bariyyah, Khairul; Arjanto, Paul; Pratiwi, Awalya Siska; Zatrahadi, M. Fahli; Wenno, Yulian Hermanus; Mahaly, Sawal; Makaruku, Vando Kristi
Islamic Guidance and Counseling Journal Vol. 9 No. 1 (2026): Islamic Guidance and Counseling Journal
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Despite the widespread prevalence of academic anxiety among university students, existing measurement instruments often fail to adequately capture contemporary academic stressors or exhibit consistent validity across cultural and disciplinary contexts. This study developed and validated the Students’ Academic Anxiety Scale (SAAS), a multidimensional tool designed to comprehensively assess academic anxiety in diverse university populations. Scale development followed established psychometric procedures, including literature review, student interviews, and expert evaluations. A total of 631 students participated, divided into exploratory (n = 315) and confirmatory (n = 316) samples. The analyses revealed a stable three-factor structure-cognitive, physiological, and behavioral dimensions-with excellent model fit indices (CFI = 0.956, TLI = 0.949, RMSEA = 0.035, SRMR = 0.038). Internal consistency was high across all dimensions (Cronbach’s α > 0.80), while convergent and discriminant validity were confirmed. Measurement invariance across gender and academic disciplines further supported the scale’s cross-group applicability. The SAAS thus represents a psychometrically sound, culturally adaptable, and up-to-date instrument for identifying academic anxiety, facilitating early recognition and targeted interventions among university students.
Differential Item Functioning of an Academic Stress Scale Among Generation Z Students in Indonesian Islamic Higher Education: A Rasch Rating Scale Model Analysis Ristianti, Dina Hajja; Sofyan, Afriyadi; Warsah, Idi
Islamic Guidance and Counseling Journal Vol. 9 No. 2 (2026): Islamic Guidance and Counseling Journal [Forthcoming Issue]
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.25217/0020269781700

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This study evaluated the psychometric properties and measurement fairness of a 25-item academic stress scale among Generation Z undergraduate students at three Indonesian Islamic higher education institutions. Using a cross-sectional design with a final analytical sample of 401 participants (after person-fit screening from an initial N = 517), data were analyzed using the Rasch Rating Scale Model (RSM) to assess rating scale category functioning, item fit, person–item targeting, reliability, and Differential Item Functioning (DIF) across sex, age group, semester, and current living arrangement. Andrich thresholds advanced monotonically (−1.07, −0.79, 0.61, 1.25 logits), confirming that all five response categories represent psychometrically distinct levels of academic stress. Of 25 items, 21 demonstrated acceptable fit; the four misfitting items were concentrated in the Social and Academic Support dimension, consistent with the context-sensitivity of support perceptions in Islamic educational settings. Scale reliability was adequate for group-level research (person reliability = .85; item reliability = .98; Cronbach's α = .88; person separation = 2.41), and person–item targeting was satisfactory (person mean = 0.33 logits). DIF analysis identified seven items with significant sex-based non-equivalence, 17 and 16 items with substantive DIF measure ranges across age group and semester, respectively, and two items with residence-based DIF, collectively indicating that academic stress items function differently across demographic subgroups, particularly for institutional help-seeking, family support, anxiety expression, and time management. These findings demonstrate that while the scale possesses adequate psychometric quality for population screening, measurement invariance is partially violated, and raw-score comparisons across subgroups should be interpreted with caution. Academic stress assessment in Indonesian Islamic higher education should integrate demographic and developmental context, including academic stage and spiritual coping resources, to ensure fair and clinically meaningful score interpretation.
A Qualitative Systematic Review of Exclusive Breastfeeding Practices in Indonesia: The Role of Family, Community Leaders, and Health Workers Anila Iliani; Herawati Herawati; Hardyan Sauqi; Nelly Al Audhah
Islamic Guidance and Counseling Journal Vol. 9 No. 2 (2026): Islamic Guidance and Counseling Journal [Forthcoming Issue]
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Exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) coverage in Indonesia remains far below the national target at only 20.7%. Understanding how family, community leaders, and health workers interact to influence mothers requires synthesizing qualitative evidence that captures lived experiences, power dynamics, and contextual meanings. This study aims to synthesize qualitative evidence on the roles and interactions of family, community leaders, and health workers in EBF decision-making in Indonesia. This qualitative systematic review was conducted following the PRISMA 2020 guidelines. A systematic search across Scopus, PubMed, and ProQuest for the period 2010-2025 identified 18 qualitative studies meeting the inclusion criteria. Data analysis employed thematic synthesis, which involved line-by-line coding of extracted findings, development of descriptive themes, and generation of analytical themes. These themes were then conceptually mapped based on Bronfenbrenner's socio-ecological theory to illustrate multi-level interactions. The close family (particularly parents/in-laws) played a dominant role as "tradition holders," often recommending early complementary feeding. Husbands demonstrated an ambivalent role, being either supportive or inhibitory. Health workers acted as educators but were often inconsistent and constrained by limited capacity. Community leaders had a dual role as norm-setters, both supporting and hindering EBF based on traditional beliefs and religious authority. The synthesis generated a "line-of-argument" illustrating how these actors interact across ecological levels, creating a complex negotiation process between biomedical knowledge and socio-cultural traditions that shapes EBF outcomes. EBF decision-making in Indonesia results from complex multi-actor interactions within the social ecology.
The Mediating Role of Cognitive Flexibility in the Relationship Between Islamic Religiosity and Moral Intelligence Mohamed Ali Nemt-allah; Abdulhamid Fathi Alholah; Ahmad Muhammad Ibrahim; Abdalla Elsayed Ibrahim; Nahed Khaled Ayoub; Ashraf Ragab Ibrahim
Islamic Guidance and Counseling Journal Vol. 9 No. 2 (2026): Islamic Guidance and Counseling Journal [Forthcoming Issue]
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.25217/0020269792300

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Grounded in the theoretical premise that Islamic religiosity constitutes a comprehensive ethical framework that may foster cognitive adaptability, which in turn supports moral reasoning, this study investigated the mediating role of cognitive flexibility in the relationship between Islamic religiosity and moral intelligence among Muslim university students. Using a cross-sectional correlational design, data were collected from 637 students (115 males, 522 females) aged 18-23 years at Al-Azhar University in Egypt. Participants completed validated measures assessing Islamic religiosity (beliefs and commitment/practice), cognitive flexibility, and moral intelligence (responsibility, honesty, forgiveness, conscience, and compassion). Structural equation modeling revealed that Islamic religiosity positively correlated with both cognitive flexibility (β = .27, p < .001) and moral intelligence (β = .39, p < .001). Mediation analysis using Hayes's PROCESS macro with 5,000 bootstrap samples demonstrated that cognitive flexibility significantly mediated the religiosity-moral intelligence relationship, accounting for 37.3% of the total effect (indirect effect = .30, 95% CI [.21, .40]). The direct association between Islamic religiosity and moral intelligence remained significant (β = .24, p < .001), indicating partial mediation. Together, Islamic religiosity and cognitive flexibility explained 41.6% of variance in moral intelligence. These findings suggest that religious engagement associates with moral reasoning through dual pathways: directly through religiosity's inherent ethical framework, and indirectly through cognitive adaptability. Results have important implications for Islamic higher education, suggesting interventions might integrate religious instruction with cognitive flexibility training to support students' ethical development.
The Lived Experience of Indonesian Doctoral Mothers: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis Juliana Irmayanti Saragih; Hari Basuki Notobroto; Fitri Andriani
Islamic Guidance and Counseling Journal Vol. 9 No. 2 (2026): Islamic Guidance and Counseling Journal [Forthcoming Issue]
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.25217/0020269792500

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Mothers who pursue doctoral study in Indonesia have grown in number alongside the broader expansion of doctoral education. However, how they interpret and make sense of navigating scholarly and maternal responsibilities within their sociocultural context remains largely unexplored. This study employed Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) to examine how ten Indonesian doctoral mothers (aged 31–43) constructed meaning around simultaneously inhabiting the roles of scholar and active mother. In-depth semi-structured interviews were analyzed ideographically prior to the development of carefully grounded cross-case interpretations. Five themes emerged. Participants experienced doctoral entry as institutional necessity rather than personal intellectual aspiration, driven by promotion requirements and credential gatekeeping. They described their doctoral journey as walking a narrow rope, balancing demands as doctoral students, academic professionals, and mothers while navigating hierarchical supervisory relationships. Traditional domestic responsibilities persisted unchanged alongside their studies, anchored by cultural understandings of kodrat wanita and reinforced by social surveillance. Profound guilt ran across their daily lives, directed toward their children, spouses, and academic selves. Faith practices, family networks, and peer solidarity functioned as their primary sustaining resources, transforming hardship into meaning through prayer, gratitude, and communal emotional sharing. These findings illuminate how Indonesian doctoral motherhood is shaped by the intersection of institutional demands, gendered cultural norms, and religious meaning-making. The study contributes to more culturally grounded understandings of academic motherhood and calls for institutional responses that recognize the lived complexity of women scholars in collectivist contexts.
Development and Validation of the Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practice Purification (‘Tahara’) Questionnaire among Jordanian Muslims Basim Aldahadha; Asma Saraireh
Islamic Guidance and Counseling Journal Vol. 9 No. 2 (2026): Islamic Guidance and Counseling Journal [Forthcoming Issue]
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.25217/0020269792700

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This study aimed to assess the validity of the Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practice (KAP) questionnaire on purity among Muslims. Purity is a religious requirement that must be met for most acts of worship to be accepted. To develop the questionnaire, it was administered to a sample of 7 reviewers and 290 participants. The procedures consisted of two stages. The first stage was to build the tool’s items from previous literature. The second stage was to judge the tool through content validity. Three equations were used: the content validity ratio (CVR), scale-level content validity index (S-(CVI/Ave) and item-level content validity index (I-CVI), in addition to exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and reliability via test-retest and internal consistency. The results of the first stage showed that the questionnaire in its initial form consisted of 3 factors with a total of 81 items. After applying the content validity equations, it became clear that 17 items had a percentage of less than 99%, so they were deleted, and the number of items became 64. When EFA was conducted, 15 items were deleted, and the loading level was less than 0.4; thus, 49 questionnaire items were distributed across the three factors: practice (n=15), attitudes (n=18), and knowledge (n=16). The study concluded that the KAP questionnaire can be applied to Muslims' purity as a religious belief in maintaining public health, along with a religious requirement.

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