Keefektifan Program Adventure Based Counseling untuk Meningkatkan Kebahagiaan Mahasiswa

Abstract

Abstract: A happy individual tends to produce positive things in life in terms of social self; study; and career aspects. This research is to find out the effectiveness of adventure based counseling (ABC) program to improve happiness in students. This research was conducted using experimental design with one group pretest-posttest model. The subject of this research was eleven students in the third semester of study program of guidance and counseling, Universitas Ahmad Dahlan (UAD) who were selected using purposive sampling technique. The pretest and posttest data was collected using a scale which was developed based on Seligman theory. The data was analyzed by non-parametric data analysis of Wilcoxon test. The results show that ABC program does not significantly influence happiness in students, but it gives influence to the aspect of meaningfulness and achievement. Abstrak: Individu yang bahagia cenderung menghasilkan hal-hal yang positif dalam aspek pribadi-sosial; belajar; dan kariernya. Penelitian ini bertujuan mengetahui keefektifan program ABC untuk meningkatkan kebahagiaan mahasiswa. Penelitian dilakukan menggunakan experimental design dengan model one group pretest-posttest. Subjek penelitian adalah sebelas mahasiswa semester tiga program studi bimbingan dan konseling UAD yang dipilih dengan teknik purposive sampling. Pengumpulan data pretest dan posttest dilakukan menggunakan skala yang dikembangkan berdasarkan teori Seligman. Data dianalisis menggunakan teknik analisis data non-parametrik dengan Uji Wilcoxon. Hasil menunjukkan pemberian program ABC tidak berpengaruh signifikan terhadap kebahagiaan mahasiswa, namun berpengaruh terhadap aspek kebermaknaan dan prestasi.

Keywords

• adventure based counseling
• increase happiness
• increase meaningfulness
• increase achievement
• meningkatkan kebahagiaan
• meningkatkan kebermaknaan
• meningkatkan prestasi