Promoting Self-Control Behavior Among Primary School Students Through Cub Scout Activities

Abstract

This article aimed to study the concept of scouting and self-control behavior to gain knowledge and understanding of scouting activities, especially Cub Scouts, and the concept of self-control behavior in students. This work enables the Cub Scouts to apply the concept of Cub Scout activities as a guideline for developing students to have self-control behavior characteristics that effectively meet the goals. The investigation was done by studying books, documents, and related research and summarizing the knowledge gained from the study.

It was found that self-control behavior was the ability to change or inhibit thoughts, emotions, behaviors, and desires that were natural to humans from undesirable behaviors to desirable behaviors. The training process using the Cub Scout method could help students develop self-control behavior because Cub Scout activities encouraged students to be responsible for their continuous self-development. Students who apply for Cub Scout training will be individuals who know how to adjust themselves to be disciplined, intelligent, agile scouts, obedient to their leaders, and able to work together as a group. In particular, Cub Scouts have a rule that states that they will not do as they please, which is consistent with their self-control. Cub Scout activities help students build self-confidence, discipline, problem-solving skills, not doing as they please, and promote learning to be self-reliant. Students know how to restrain themselves until they can control and control themselves as they wish. Therefore, schools can use the concept of Cub Scout activities as a guideline to develop primary school students to have self-control behavior characteristics that meet the goals effectively.