Implementation of Group Counseling Self-Management Techniques to Reduce Student Gadget Addiction
Year: 2025
Type: article
Study design: Clinical Trial
Abstract: Gadget addiction as a behavior of attachment or dependence on smartphones may become a social problem such as withdrawal, and difficulties in performing daily activities or as a disorder of impulse control against oneself. The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of self-management technique group counseling to reduce students' gadget addiction. The type of research used is an experiment using the one group pretest posttest design model. Subject determination by purposive sampling. The subjects of this study were students of class VIII-C at Muhammadiyah 2 Kalasan Middle School, namely 5 students. Data collected in quantitative form (numbers) were then analyzed statistically using the t-test. The research findings obtained facts about the coefficient t-count = 6.946 then compared with t-table at a significance level of 5% for dk = n–1= 5–1= 4 is 2.131. This shows that t count is greater than t table, namely 6.946 > 2.131. The conclusion of the results of this study is that self-management technique group counseling services is effective for reducing gadget addiction for class VIII-C students of Muhammadiyah 2 Kalasan Middle School.
Source: Buletin Konseling Inovatif
Authors: Muya Barida, Aprilia Puspita Sari
Institution: Universitas Ahmad Dahlan
Language: English
Subfield: Sociology and Political Science
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W7128513974