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Enhancing the Self-Efficacy and Assertiveness Level Among the Bullied Victim School Students By Using Cognitive Behaviour Theraphy (CBT) in Group Counselling Approach

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Amin Al Haadi Bin Shafie, Nurul Ashikin Binti Ahmat Miskam, Norsayyidatina Binti Che Rozubi, Azad Athahiri Bin Anuar

Pages 293-306 Received: 06 Jan, 2018 Revised: 26 Jan, 2018 Published Online: 29 Jan, 2018

http://dx.doi.org/10.46886/IJARBSS/v8-i1/3809
Bullied victims indeed do feel necessity for helps in elevating their self-efficacy and assertiveness in order for them to be able to develop coping skills in confronting this phenomenal delinquency. This research was group counselling-based with the employment of Cognitive Behavioral Theraphy (CBT) over the 8 bully victim students for 5 intervention sessions (research group). The Peer Aggresion Coping Self Efficacy Scale (PACSES) and Rathus Assertiveness Schedule (RAS) were untilized to measure the level of self-efficacy and assertiveness respectively among the research group respondents for both pre and post tests. This research revealed that the self- efficacy and assertiveness level among the research group respondents got positively increased after undergoing the sessions. Therefore, this research advocated the employment of CBT for school counsellors to assist bullied victim students for developing their coping skills and self- empowerment in facing the bullying situations.
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In-Text Citation: (Shafie, Miskam, Rozubi, & Anuar, 2018)
To Cite this Article: Shafie, A. A. H. Bin, Miskam, N. A. B. A., Rozubi, N. B. C., & Anuar, A. A. Bin. (2018). Enhancing the Self-Efficacy and Assertiveness Level Among the Bullied Victim School Students By Using Cognitive Behaviour Theraphy (CBT) in Group Counselling Approach. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 8(1), 293–306.