Jurnal Kemitraan Masyarakat
Vol. 1 No. 4 (2024): Desember: Jurnal Kemitraan Masyarakat

Pendekatan Psikoedukasi dalam Mencegah Kecanduan Gadget pada Siswa Kelas 9 di SMPN 45 Semarang

Siti Hikmah (Universitas Islam Negeri Walisongo Semarang)
Siti Robaiyani (Universitas Islam Negeri Walisongo Semarang)
Hygidia Rizqia Novika (Universitas Islam Negeri Walisongo Semarang)
Yogi Rahmadani (Universitas Islam Negeri Walisongo Semarang)



Article Info

Publish Date
12 Dec 2024

Abstract

The development of technology makes daily activities easier. However, at the same time it can also have negative impacts, one of which is gadget addiction. Currently, many teenagers have grown up along with the development of gadgets since early age. This makes them accustomed to using gadgets in their daily lives. However, if used excessively, it can cause gadget addiction. From the sample of student assessment results from SMPN 45 Semarang, students were found to be indicated as being addicted to gadgets. Therefore, researchers took the initiative to conduct an intervention in the form of psychoeducation to educate teenagers about gadget addiction. Based on the results of the pretest and posttest analysis, an increase in knowledge related to gadget addiction was found with a significance value of 0.000 <0.05. These results indicate that intervention in the form of psychoeducation can successfully increase adolescent knowledge related to gadget addiction

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