Abstract
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between social media addiction in terms of gender in junior high school students. This research is quantitative research with correlation research type. This study was conducted at SMPN 19 Bandar Lampung, with the research subjects as many as 60 students, 30 male students and 30 female students. Taking the research subject using purposive sampling with the category of students who have an addiction to social media. This study uses a social media addiction scale. Data analysis using phi correlation. The results of this research hypothesis test in 0.05 (0.026> (0.05), which means that there is a correlation between social media addiction in terms of gender. The study results can be used as for guidance and counseling teachers or counselors to provide guidance and counseling services about social media addiction.
Highlights
Many people enjoy technological innovations that have been produced by technological media (Ngafifi, 2014)
This research was conducted at SMPN 19 Bandar Lampung, with the research subjects as many as 60 students, 30 male students and 30 female students
This can be seen from the significant correlation results, namely, the significance value is greater than 0.05 (0.026> (0.05), which means that there is a correlation between gender and social media addiction
Summary
Many people enjoy technological innovations that have been produced by technological media (Ngafifi, 2014). The advanced technology development facilitates people’s daily activities such as finding basic information, communication access has been widely used in the community called social media. Because the use of social media allows anyone to access and use social media. Time to meet friends or family is no longer a barrier, social media can facilitate this (Watie, 2016). By using social media to communicate, looking for news, as entertainment, distance is not a barrier for people who can access social media. Social media allow users to participate, share in blogs, social networks, wikis, forums and virtual worlds. Social Media allows its users to write or express themselves, share, interact, communicate with other users (Setiadi, 2016). The use of social media turns conventional communication into interactive dialogue using web-based technology as a communication tool
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