Addiction among Millennials of Internet Usage (Social Networking Sites) in Bandung, West Java
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2018Author
Solihah, Meidina Nur
Widayati, Kanthi Arum
Suryobroto, Bambang
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Background: Internet is one of the most powerful media of the 21st century
and has revolutionized education and social communication. The internet (Social
Networking Sites or SNSs) has a population of over seven million. Internet
excessive usage can causes some problems, such as addiction and behavioral
symptoms. Internet (SNSs) addiction is a major mental health problem in
adolescents worldwide, particularly in Bandung, West Java. Objective: The aim of
this research is to examine the relation between internet usage and internet addiction
through Young’s Internet Addiction Test (IAT) in Millennials with a focus on
Social Networking Sites (SNSs). Methods: Quantitative and qualitative approach
were used to collect the data, with a total of 277 respondents in Bandung, West
Java. Each participant filled out a questionnaire consisting of the Young’s Internet
Addiction Test (IAT), along with general questions relating to internet usage
(duration and SNSs). Result: The results of this research suggest that younger
respondents more recently acquaintance (p-value = 0.001858). There were 50.20%
respondents used internet more than 6 hours (0.4968). The average IAT score 58.61
point, 73.64% respondents had a moderate level of addiction. IAT score will be
decreased along with growing age (p-value = 0.001685). Internet addiction was
increasing along with the longer duration of internet usage (p-value = 1.252e-14).
The most used SNSs are Instagram, Line, WhatsApp, YouTube, and sometimes
added Facebook or Game. Conclusion: These findings suggest that there is an
association between internet usage (SNSs) and addiction in Millennials. Findings
also highlight that younger user have more ploblem than the older user. SNSs
increased the internet addiction score and an addiction may lead to mental health
problem also behavioral symptoms.
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