PROBLEMATIC INTERNET USE PADA ROLEPLAYER YANG TERGABUNG DALAM “KAUM ELITE†PROBLEMATIC INTENET USE OF ROLEPLAYER IN “KAUM ELITEâ€
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Kata kunci:Â Problematic Internet Use, roleplayer, kaum elite
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Abstract:. There is a community named “roleplayer†which that the member created a friendship in online basic, by use an artist figure, and make a visual personality. There roleplayer have a certain community that appropriate with a real life status, one of them is called “kaum elite†that contain a 18-23 years old of roleplayer. They are spending more time in their roleplayer world and interracting more with a fellow roleplayer that give a negative impact to their real life. It allow the roleplayer to have an indication of Problematic Internet Use. Davis (2001) conceptualizes PIU as a multidimensional syndrome that consists of cognitive, emotional, and behavioral symptoms that lead to difficulties in managing one’s offline life. The purpose of this research is to get empirical describe about indication of Problematic Internet Use that appear a roleplayer in “kaum elite†community. The method that used in this research is descriptive study with 109 samples and took with snowball sampling technic. The measuring instrument that used is a questionnare of Generalized Problematic Internet Use (GPIUS) 2 from Caplan that adapted by researcher to Bahasa and appropriate with a research. The result of a research showed that the roleplayer in “Kaum elite†community have 89 subject in a moderate level of Problematic Internet Use, 18 subject in a severe level and 18 subject in a mild level.
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Keywords: Problematic Internet Use, roleplayer, kaum elite
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