JOURNAL SPORT AREA
Vol 6 No 2 (2021): August

The role of family and social media in athlete social interactions

Aulia Gusdernawati (Postgraduate Program of Sport Science, Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta, Indonesia)
Widiyanto (Department of Sport Science, Faculty of Sport Science, Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta, Indonesia)



Article Info

Publish Date
20 Jul 2021

Abstract

Social interaction is an inseparable part of human life, including an athlete, because literally, humans are social creatures. Social interactions carried out in society can be influenced by other factors such as family and social media. This study aims to determine how many roles out social media both on the social interaction of athletes. This research is quantitative research with the instrument used is a questionnaire. The population in this study was 70 National athletes from Riau Province. The analysis technique used is descriptive quantitative in the form of a percentage. The results revealed that the family has a good role with a value of 32.86%, while social media does not have enough roles with a percentage obtained of 40% and for both family and social media have a sufficient role of 34.29%. Social media and family have an adequate role for athletes in social interaction. This study has several limitations including the limited area and scope of research subjects.

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JSP

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Sport Area publishes research journals and critical analysis studies in the areas of Sport Education, Sports Coaching and Sports Science. The theme of the paper covers: Learning Physical Education and Sport, Sport Pedagogy, Sports Sociology, Sport Psychology, Sports Coaching, Sports Science, Sports ...