Effect of Cyber Counseling on Increasing Self-Actualization of High-School Students in Buleleng, Bali

Abstract

This study aims to determine the differences in influence between cyber counseling and face-to-face counseling on improving self-actualization of high-school students in Buleleng, Bali. This type of research is quasi-experimental research and uses post-test only control group design. The research respondents were 85 high-school students in Buleleng, Bali, which were determined by random sampling techniques, and data collection using questionnaires and interviews. The results showed: 1) there were differences between the effect of cyber counseling and the effect of face-to-face counseling intervention on self-actualization of high-school students, obtained F = 3.055; 2) cyber counseling interventions are more effective than face-to-face counseling interventions for increasing self-actualization of high-school students in Buleleng, Bali with at-Scheffe value = 2.01. Based on the results of the study, it can be concluded that cyber counseling increases self-actualization of high-school students in Buleleng, Bali.