SELF-CONTROL AND INTENSITY OF SOCIAL MEDIA USE IN ADOLESCENTS

Abstract

The problems that many adolescents feel and experience are basically caused by a lack of self-control. Self-control is an individual's ability to control behavior in accordance with the social environment and consider behavior before acting. The design of this study is correlation using the Cross-Sectional method. The sampling method used is Simple Random Sampling. The sample taken was 50 respondents. The research data was taken using a questionnaire. Then the data was analyzed using the Spearman Rho test with a significance level of 0.05. The results of the study showed that 38 students (76%) had high self-control in the final adolescent category, 12 students (24%) in the very high category, and none of the students had low self-control. Late adolescents who have an intensity in using social media in the medium category are 27 students (54%), high category 23 students (46%), and none of the students have a low intensity in using social media.  From the results of statistical testing, it was found that there was a relationship between self-control and the intensity of social media use in adolescents, with statistical results showing that the value of sig. = 0.000 < α = 0.05. Adolescents are expected to be able to control themselves, both controlling the behavior that will be carried out and the impulses from within and outside themselves and being able to make decisions in their lives effectively to get something they want and avoid unwanted consequences