Aflah Consilia: Jurnal Bimbingan dan Konseling

Internal Conflict in Adolescents in the Context of Long-Distance Parenting: Implications for Counseling Practice

Dewi Silvia Zahwa — 2025-07-22

Differences in perspectives between parents and adolescents regarding future plans often trigger internal conflict, especially when parents insist on continued formal education while adolescents have different aspirations, such as working or getting married. This conflict reflects a tension between external expectations and personal autonomy, which can impact adolescents' psychological well-being and decision-making capacity. This study is significant because such issues are rarely explored in depth despite being common in real-life situations. Using a qualitative case study approach, the research involved 12th-grade high school students who experienced pressure when deciding on post-graduation plans. Data were collected through in-depth interviews, observations, and documentation. The findings reveal that adolescents often face emotional distress, identity confusion, and a sense of powerlessness when forced to follow parental expectations. Their coping strategies ranged from passive compliance to active negotiation. This study highlights the need for open dialogue between parents and children, as well as the crucial role of school counselors in helping adolescents recognize their potential and make meaningful life decisions.

PERILAKU KORUPSI: ANTARA KEBIASAAN ATAU HASIL PENDIDIKAN (Sebuah Tinjauan Psikologi)

budiarda widya laksana — 2025-07-22

Corrupt behavior is a complex phenomenon that is not only influenced by legal and economic structures, but also by internal individual factors, external influences, and cultural constructions that develop in society. This article aims to analyze from the point of view of psychology whether corruption behavior is more the result of habits formed in the social environment, or the result of an ineffective educational process in building character and integrity.

Using a descriptive-qualitative approach, this research examines various relevant literature and empirical studies. The results of the study show that low achievement motivation, (internal factors), environmental pressure and open opportunities (external factors), and culture, namely family culture, culture fatherism and a culture that lacks assertiveness, synergistically form corruption behavior as a habit that is difficult to change. Education that only focuses on cognitive aspects without strengthening moral values also exacerbates this condition. Therefore, corruption prevention requires a multidimensional approach that includes character education, strengthening healthy achievement motivation, and transforming parenting changes that can bring up children's achievement motivation.