THE VALIDITY AND RELIABILITY OF TF-CBTGC MODULE FOR VICTIMS OF BULLYING IN SCHOOLS

Abstract

Incidents of bullying among teenagers nowadays are becoming more prevalent, mostly involving school students. This behaviour needs to be curbed to prevent annoyance to the victim, leading to depression, anxiety, and stress. Immediate action should be taken to approach and deepen the bullying victims through appropriate counselling modules to be rehabilitated from a further hit by various internal problems. Therefore, this study aims to verify the Trauma-Focused - Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Group Counselling Module (TF-CBTGC). This module touches on three main aspects: depression, anxiety, and stress among bullying victims. There are six experts have been appointed to review and verify the modules developed. Besides, 34 students who were victims of bullying were identified to assist in the module reliability measurement process. The study results showed that the developed module has high validity and reliability, with a Cronbach's Alpha value of 0.952. This module's development can benefit victims of bullying among students to improve the quality of self-management and reduce their depression, anxiety, and stress. This module can allow the victim of bullying to choose the appropriate techniques, especially when facing real situations with bullies.