The Effect of Focused Group Discussion to Enhance Students’ Understanding on Premarital Sexual Behavior Risks

• Published in: Jurnal kajian bimbingan dan konseling (Malang) Vol. 6; no. 1; pp. 44 - 51
• Main Authors: Daulay, Annisa Arrumaisyah, Nasution, Syawaluddin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universitas Negeri Malang 08.03.2021
• Subjects: focus group discussion technique; information service; layanan informasi; premarital sexual behavior risks; resiko perilaku seksual pranikah; teknik focus group discussion
• ISSN: 2548-4311; 2503-3417
• DOI: 10.17977/um001v6i12021p044

This study investigates the effectiveness of information service using a focus group discussion technique to improve students’ understanding on the risks of premarital sexual behavior. It used a quantitative experiment method with one group pretest-posttest design, while its 30 subjects were selected using purposive sampling. The data analysis process was carried out using a t-test. The research results indicate improved students’ understanding of the risks of premarital sexual behavior after they join information service with focus group discussion technique. Therefore, focus group discussion is effective to enhance students’ understanding of premarital sexual behavior risks. Abstrak: Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui keefektifan layanan informasi teknik focus group discussion untuk meningkatkan pemahaman resiko perilaku seksual pranikah siswa. Penelitian kuantitatif eksperimen ini menggunakan desain one group pretest posttest. Teknik pengambilan sampel menggunakan teknik purposive sampling. Sampel penelitian sebanyak 30 orang siswa. Teknik analisis data menggunakan uji beda (uji t). Hasil penelitian menunjukkan terdapat kenaikan skor pemahaman siswa tentang resiko perilaku seksual pranikah setelah diberi layanan informasi teknik focus group discussion. Dapat disimpulkan layanan informasi teknik focus group discussion efektif dalam meningkatkan pemahaman siswa tentang resiko perilaku seksual pranikah.