Keefektifan Konseling Mindfulness terhadap Penurunan Tingkat Stres Akademik pada Siswa SMP Negeri 24 Banjarmasin
Nur Abidah Az Zahro, Nina Permata Sari, Eklys Cheseda Makaria
Edu Cendikia Jurnal Ilmiah Kependidikan January 11, 2026 DOI: 10.47709/educendikia.v5i03.7621 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Pre-experimental intact-group comparison design Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Sample size | 12 |
| Population | Eighth-grade junior high school students in the high academic stress category at SMP Negeri 24 Banjarmasin |
| Intervention | Mindfulness-based group counseling |
| Measures | academic stress questionnaire |
| Topics | Meditation |
| Key findings | Mindfulness-based group counseling significantly reduced academic stress in junior high school students compared to a control group (p < 0.05), with the experimental group showing a greater reduction. |
Abstract
Academic stress is a common problem experienced by junior high school (SMP) students due to the increasing demands of learning and the dynamics of early adolescent development. If not managed adaptively, academic stress can reduce students' learning motivation and psychological well-being. This study aims to test the effectiveness of mindfulness-based group counseling, delivered through a mindfulness group counseling guidebook, in reducing academic stress among junior high school students. The study used a quantitative approach with a pre-experimental intact-group comparison design. The study subjects were 12 eighth-grade students of SMP Negeri 24 Banjarmasin who were in the high academic stress category and were divided into an experimental group and a control group. The research instrument was an academic stress questionnaire that had undergone validity and reliability testing, with a Cronbach's Alpha of 0.889. The intervention was delivered through four group counseling sessions using breathing-in and breathing-out techniques, the 'know your emotion' exercise, body-scan meditation, and 'thank you'. Data analysis used an independent samples t-test. The results showed a significant difference between the experimental and control groups (p < 0.05), with the experimental group showing a greater reduction in academic stress. These findings indicate that mindfulness-based group counseling is effective in reducing academic stress in junior high school students and has the potential to be developed as a preventive and responsive intervention in guidance and counseling services in schools.
Comparable studies
Other experimental studies on meditation, most cited first.
| Study | Year | Design | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| The benefits of being present: Mindfulness and its role in psychological well-being. Cancer patients (clinical intervention study) | 2003 | Mixed methods: scale development, correlational, quasi-experimental, laboratory, experience-sampling, and clinical intervention study | |
| Loving-kindness meditation increases social connectedness. | 2008 | Controlled laboratory experiment | |
| Mindfulness and mind-wandering: Finding convergence through opposing constructs. | 2012 | Two studies: correlational study and experimental study | |
| Mental Training Enhances Attentional Stability: Neural and Behavioral Evidence | 2009 | Experimental study | |
| Mindfulness meditation and substance use in an incarcerated population. Incarcerated population | 2006 | Quasi-experimental with treatment-as-usual control condition |