Counseling and Peers Effectively Overcome Anxiety of Adolescent Girl in Putri La Tahzanorphanage Yogyakarta

Abstract

— Adolescence is puberty characterized by rapid physical changes, menarche, psychological changes and the emergence of secondary sex characteristics. This can cause feelings of confusion, various questions, fear and anxiety. This study aims to determine the effectiveness of counseling and peers in overcoming anxiety of adolescent girls in dealing with puberty. Type of experimental research, the population in this study were 52 people and the sample in this study used total sampling. The instrument used a questionnaire. Analysis using T-Test. The results showed that the significance value was 0,000, which means that there was an effectiveness of counseling and peer assistance in overcoming adolescent girls' anxiety in dealing with puberty.