Hubungan antara Self-Control dengan Intensitas Penggunaan Internet pada Siswa/i di SMA Negeri 2 Tarutung

Abstract

This study aims to determine whether there is a significant relationship between self-control and the intensity of internet use on students in SMA Negeri 2 Tarutung. The internet can be defined as a network that connects computers and computer networks around the world to share data and information. The types of internet use based on the length of time used are: heavy users, ie individuals who use the internet for more than 40 hours/ month, medium users (medium users), ie individuals who use the internet 10-20 hours/ month, and light users, ie individuals who use the internet for no more than 10 hours/ month. Self-control is the ability to guide one's own behavior, the ability to suppress or block impulses or impulsive behavior. The aspects of self-control are behavioral control, cognitive control, decisional control, informational control, retrospective control. The method in this study uses a descriptive correlational method, the data collection technique used is cluster sampling. The number of valid items for the self-control scale is 62 items with a reliability of 0.836, while the number of items for the scale of internet use intensity is 12 items with a reliability of 0.710 to 0.840. The data obtained were processed using the product moment correlation analysis method. Obtained r count - 0,341, this shows that there is a positive relationship between self-control and the intensity of internet use. This shows that the higher the self-control, the lower the intensity of internet usage. Self-control contributes effectively 11.6 % to internet usage.