The Effectiveness of Solution-Focused Group Counseling to Improve Psychological Well-Being of Prisoners With Self-Regulation as Its Mediators

Abstract

--- The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of group counseling interventions using the Solution-Focused Group Counseling (SFBC) approach or often referred to as Solution-Focused Group Counseling which is used to improve psychological wellbeing with self-regulation as a mediator. This study used a quasi-experimental design with repeated measures (pretest, post-test, and follow-up). This group counseling was carried out for five meetings with a duration of 100 minutes for each meeting and follow-up was carried out after 2 weeks of group counseling intervention. The subjects of this study were 14 prisoners from Prison Class II A Pekalongan City who were divided into two groups, namely the experimental group and the control group. The results of this study indicate that Solution-Focused Group Counseling is an effective way to improve psychological well-being, either directly or indirectly. Direct psychological well-being improvement on the subject is carried out through Solution-Focused Group Counseling without any intermediaries. Meanwhile, increasing effectiveness is indirectly carried out through the provision of Solution-Focused Group Counseling interventions using Self-Regulation intermediary.