Effectiveness Of Muhasabah Therapy As An Effort To Strengthen Self-Confidence In Early Adult College Students
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https://doi.org/10.61994/cpbs.v4i1.218Keywords:
Early adulthood, Self-confidence, College students, Self-reflection, Islamic psychotherapyAbstract
Self-confidence is one of the important aspects in the psychological development of early adult College students. This study to determine the effectiveness of muhasabah therapy in enhancing self-confidence among college students. A quantitative approach was employed using a quantitative pre-experimental design with a One-Group Pretest-Posttest Design. The study participants were selected using purposive sampling (N=15), all of whom were early adult college students from various universities in Palembang. To measure self-confidence, the Self-Confidence Scale developed by Alkhaldi et al. (2021) was used. Data analysis was conducted using the Paired Samples T-Test. The results of the test yielded a p-value of 0.000 (p < 0.05), indicating a significant increase in participants' self-confidence after receiving muhasabah therapy. This study found that muhasabah therapy is effective in enhancing self-confidence among young adult college students. These findings suggest that muhasabah therapy, rooted in self-awareness and Islamic spirituality, can serve as an effective method for strengthening self-confidence among young adult college students, particularly in navigating the transitional crisis toward adulthood.
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