Abstract:
This research is based on the discovery of academic procrastination behavior
experienced by students. The purpose of this study was to analyze the
effectiveness of group counseling services using motivational interviewing
counseling to reduce students’ academic procrastination. The research
approach used is quantitative with the type of experimental research and
research design non equivalent pretest-posttest group. The research
population consisted of 146 students and a sample of 8 students who had high
academic procrastination was then divided into 4 students as the treatment
group and 4 students as the control group. The data collection instrument
used was a questionnaire on the academic procrastination scale. The result of
data analysis use t-test is that motivational interviewing techniques in group
counseling services are effective in reducing student academic
procrastination. Group counseling using the Motivational Interviewing
technique with the stages: Engaging, Formulating Goals, Generating
Motivation, and Planning. Future research can analyze the level of student
academic procrastination based on gender. Implications The results of this
study provide evidence that motivational interviewing can have an effective
effect on reducing academic procrastination in students and used as a
conceptual and practical reference in the development of future counseling.
