Pelatihan kontrol diri untuk mengurangi kecenderungan internet gaming disorder pada anak usia sekolah

Abstract

In this particular sophisticated era, the use of gadget is not limited only within the reach of the adults but also children for the sake of fulfilling many of the needs which one of it happened to be the need of entertainment through internet gaming. The use of internet for playing games continuously with its negative effect will lead to an Internet Gaming Disorder. High level of Internet Gaming Disorder can be overcome, one of it would be by giving a self-control training. This research aims to apply a self-control training as an experimental method to reduce the level of Internet Gaming Disorder in children as well as sighting at how much of an impact the intervention will be on the level of IGD. This research is experimental with control group pre-test post-test design. 12 children with the age of 9-11 will be chosen as participants through purposive sampling technique. The result of this research showed that there is a significant impact of a self-control training towards the level of igd (p = 0.04). With that being said, self-control training is capable of reducing the level of igd in children.

Keywords

• internet gaming disorder
• self-control training
• schooler