Penerapan Konseling Kelompok Melalui Eco-Art Therapy Untuk Menurunkan Kecemasan

This study aimed to examine the changes in students' anxiety levels following the implementation of group counseling through Eco-Art Therapy at MAN 3 Banda Aceh. A quantitative approach with a pre-experimental method and One Group Pretest-Posttest Design was employed. The participants were eight students selected through purposive sampling based on their high levels of anxiety. Data were collected using a Likert-type anxiety scale with a Cronbach’s Alpha coefficient of 0.834. The intervention was conducted through group counseling sessions integrated with Eco-Art therapy activities. Data were analyzed using the Shapiro-Wilk normality test, Paired Samples Test, and N-Gain analysis. The findings revealed a decrease in the mean anxiety score from 85.875 at the pre-test to 60.875 at the post-test. . The Paired Samples Test indicated a statistically significant difference between the pre-test and post-test. scores (t = 8.557, p < 0.001). Furthermore, The N-Gain score of 0.44 indicated a moderate level of improvement in students' anxiety scores.. Therefore, the findings indicate that group counseling through Eco-Art Therapy may serve as an alternative guidance and counseling intervention to support the reduction of students' anxiety in school settings.