The efficacy of peace counseling in augmenting personal peace

Nikmarijal Nikmarijal(1*), Nurul Faqih Isro’i(2), Khoiriah Apriza(3), Tia Kartika Putri(4)
  • (1) Institut Agama Islam Negeri Syaikh Abdurrahman Siddik Bangka Belitung
  • (2) Institut Agama Islam Negeri Syaikh Abdurrahman Siddik Bangka Belitung
  • (3) Institut Agama Islam Negeri Syaikh Abdurrahman Siddik Bangka Belitung
  • (4) Institut Agama Islam Negeri Syaikh Abdurrahman Siddik Bangka Belitung
  • (*) Corresponding Author

Abstract

Personal peace is a psychological condition defined by serenity, self-control, and freedom from intrusive emotional distress. However, if personal peace is not attained, challenges will emerge in confronting life. This study is to assess the efficacy of peace counseling in fostering individual serenity and to gather data to advocate for the adoption of peace counseling as a method to assist persons in attaining a more calm and purposeful existence. This study employs quantitative research with a quasi-experimental approach characterized by an interpretable non-equivalent group design. The experimental group had peace counseling to improve personal tranquility, but the control group did not get this intervention. The data collection approach entails the dissemination of the Individual Peace Level instrument. The research findings indicated that the Wilcoxon signed rank test produced a Z value of -3.408 and an asymptotic outcome. The two-tailed significance level of 0.000, which is below 0.05, signifies a substantial difference between the post-test outcomes of the control and experimental groups.It can be inferred that peace counseling instructs persons in efficient methods to cultivate personal tranquility. Peace therapy is a comprehensive approach that enables individuals to attain and sustain inner tranquility.

Keywords

Counseling, peace, personal

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