| dc.description.abstract | Peer supporters who are living with HIV/AIDS play a crucial role in assisting and
exchanging information with other individuals living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA).
The desire to contribute more effectively motivates PLHIV to become peer
supporters. However, they often encounter challenges that affect their
psychological well-being while fulfilling their responsibilities. This research aims
to evaluate the effectiveness of group positive psychotherapy in enhancing the
psychological well-being of peer supporters among PLWHA. The study employed
a quasi-experimental pretest-posttest control group design, utilizing a nonprobability
sampling method for data collection. The participants included an
experimental group (n = 10) and a control group (n = 10). The positive
psychotherapy group module comprised five sessions, covering topics such as
positive introduction and gratitude journaling, character strengths and signature
strengths, hope and optimism, altruism, and meaning and purpose. The
Psychological Well-Being Scale-27 (PWBS-27) was used for measurements. Data
analysis involved the application of the Mann-Whitney nonparametric statistical
test. The results indicated a significant improvement in psychological well-being
among the experimental group compared to the control group after undergoing the
positive psychotherapy intervention (U = 6, Z = -3.327, p < .001, r = .74). Therefore,
the group positive psychotherapy demonstrated effectiveness in enhancing the
psychological well-being of individuals supporting people with HIV, yielding a
relatively high effect size. | en_US |
