DAMPAK DAN PENCEGAHAN GAME ONLINE TERHADAP REMAJA

Authors

  • rulita lulu IKIP SILIWANGI

Keywords:

addiction, adolescents, prevention, online game

Abstract

The existence of this online game has a very bad impact on adolescents, especially in the area of Nagri Tengah Village, Purwakarta. An online game addiction is a problem that has received attention from the wider community. Online game addiction in adolescents will have an impact on several aspects of life, such as physical and mental health, psychological health, disturbing academic aspects, social aspects, and financial aspects. This research is expected to help in the prevention of online game addiction. The purpose of this research is to study and describe various ways to prevent addiction to online games. The method used in this research is a descriptive qualitative method. The population in this study were adolescents who were in Nagri Tengah Village, Purwakarta and the research sample consisted of five adolescents. The research was conducted for five days. The data collection techniques used were observation and interviews. The results of this study indicate that 1) online games make adolescents rarely communicate directly with friends and even their surroundings, 2) online games make adolescents addicted to playing them, 3) the reason these teenagers play online games is because there is particular satisfaction when playing online games.

Published

2022-03-05