The Influence of Online Social Interaction on Internet Addiction Among Adolescence
Abstract
Internet addiction is a serious problem affecting individuals of all ages. There are many reasons for internet addiction. One of these reasons is online social interaction. Online social interaction on the internet is the strongest and most common activity that makes adolescents dependent on the internet. Social interaction online facilitate the need to make friends and the need to obtain a personal achievement. Therefore, individuals spend a long time on the Internet. This study aims to determine the effect of online social interaction on internet addiction in adolescents. This research was conducted in the Purbalingga / Indonesia district. The study was conducted with 70 adolescents aged 15-18 years. As data collection tool, Internet Addiction Questionnaire and Online Social Interaction Questionnaire have been used. To test whether the data shows normal distribution, Kolmogorov Smirnov Normality Test was performed. The results of the test showed that the data obtained in the study showed normal distribution. Regression Analysis were used in the study. The research findings show that online social interaction has an effect on internet addiction (R2=0.351; p<0.05). The Regression Analysis applied indicated that online social interaction explain 35.1% of the total variance in internet addiction. According to the results of the study, online social interaction needs to be reduced in order to reduce internet addiction in adolescents. Even so, internet addiction is not only caused by online social interaction, but there are 64.9% of other factors that influence it.
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Details
Primary Language
English
Subjects
Psychology
Journal Section
Research Article
Authors
Putra Hidayat
*
This is me
0000-0002-2095-6662
Indonesia
Siti Rohmah Nurhayati
This is me
0000-0002-3747-108X
Indonesia
Publication Date
December 31, 2019
Submission Date
September 6, 2019
Acceptance Date
November 3, 2019
Published in Issue
Year 2019 Volume: 3 Number: 6
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