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Pengaruh Kepribadian, Kontrol Diri, Kesepian, dan Jenis Kelamin Terhadap Penggunaan Internet Kompulsif Pada Remaja

Dara Mutia Ulfah, Yunita Faela Nisa

Abstract


Compulsive internet use on teenagers is a challenging topic in research these days. How
psychology explains this behavior becomes really important to study on and to control
compulsive internet use on teenagers. Objective of this study is to determine significance of
personality effect (extraversion, agreeableness, neuroticism), self-control, loneliness, and gender
on compulsive internet use on teenagers. Respondentsof this study were 290 indonesian
teenagers aged 18-20 year-old who are active on social media. Result of this study indicates
that neuroticism, self control, and emotional loneliness have significant effect on compulsive
internet use. This study also indicates that further study is needed to determine other variables
effect such as health and psychosocial well being on compulsive internet use on teenagers.

Keywords


compulsive internet use, personality, self-control, loneliness, gender

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DOI: 10.15408/tazkiya.v20i1.9208

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