Life Skills Counseling within Local Culture-Based Schools Improves Muslim Students’ Self-Acceptance

Syahril Syahril; Sitti Riadil Janna; Bau Ratu; Kushan Indika Rathnasekara

doi:10.18326/pamomong.v6i2.3785

Penulis

Syahril Syahril Institut Agama Islam Negeri (IAIN) Bone
Sitti Riadil Janna Universitas Islam Negeri Alauddin Makassar
Bau Ratu Universitas Tadulako
Kushan Indika Rathnasekara University of Kelaniya

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18326/pamomong.v6i2.3785

Kata Kunci:

Konseling Kecakapan Hidup, Mahasiswa Muslim, Remaja

Abstrak

Banyak mahasiswa Muslim di Asia Tenggara menghadapi kesulitan penerimaan diri, terutama terkait citra tubuh yang berdampak negatif pada kesejahteraan. Studi ini mengevaluasi program konseling keterampilan hidup yang peka budaya di lingkungan pendidikan tinggi Islam. Dengan desain kuasi-eksperimen nonequivalent pretest–posttest control di IAIN Bone, Indonesia, 24 mahasiswa dengan penerimaan diri rendah dibagi ke kelompok eksperimen dan kontrol. Intervensi mengikuti urutan DASIE dan mengintegrasikan biblioterapi serta swabicara yang dibingkai nilai-nilai Islam (muḥāsabah, shukr, riḍā) dan norma lokal (adab, musyawarah). Penerimaan diri diukur menggunakan skala Husna & Fatonah (α=0,961). Analisis Mann–Whitney menunjukkan keunggulan pascaintervensi yang signifikan bagi kelompok konseling (p=0,001) dengan efek besar, menandakan peningkatan bermakna secara edukasional. Mekanisme yang mungkin meliputi identifikasi dengan narasi relevan secara budaya dan praktik evaluasi diri yang selaras iman. Temuan mendukung integrasi konseling berbasis keterampilan yang selaras nilai agama dalam layanan bimbingan serta pelatihan konselor pada metode kognitif-perilaku yang peka religius di sekolah berbasis budaya lokal dan institusi Islam. Interpretasi dibatasi oleh desain kuasi-eksperimen, satu lokasi, dan sampel kecil. Studi acak multi-situs dengan tindak lanjut longitudinal diperlukan untuk menguji ketahanan efek serta mediator (misal: belas kasihan diri, penerimaan positif tanpa syarat) dan moderator (misal: gender, status sosial-ekonomi, komitmen keagamaan).

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