Effect of Usage of Social Media on Motivation of
Teens
(Survey on high school students and students Budi Luhur Karang Tengah)
Linda Islami, Mira Herlina*, Safaruddin Husada
Faculty of Communication Sciences
Universitas Budi Luhur
Jakarta, Indonesia
mira.herlina@budiluhur.ac.id
Abstract—This research is motivated by the use of social
media is rampant in Indonesia so that the impact of social media
itself so significantly affect aspects of community life Indonesia,
especially adolescents, so that this study considers it necessary
that the use of social media, motivation teenagers and behavior of
adolescent communication in social media is considered
necessary for research , So the purpose of this study was to
determine how much influence the variable use of social media to
motivate teens in social media. This study uses the concept of
apply theory using the concept of the use of social media, the
concept of motivation. The research methodology uses
quantitative research methodology with survey research method
whereby selected population is high school students and Budi
Luhur rock central, south Tangerang city with a technique using
the technique quota sample of 100 respondents. These results
indicate that the hypothesis is H0 rejected H1 be to accept and
where there is a strong influence among the variables of social
media use to motivate teens.
Keywords—use of social media; motivation; behavior; teens
I. INTRODUCTION
The use of social media is growing in Indonesia so the
impact on the motivation and behavior of adolescent
communication in social media
Based on data from 2017 APJII largest social media use
is juvenile
Fig. 1. Internet users based on age.
Motivation on the use of social media in adolescents
include self-existence in social media, friendship and
actualization of creativity of teenagers, but a
phenomenon that appears today most motivated young
people in using social media is not mentioned above
include spreading hatred, violence in social media,
sexual behavior free, even spread negative
understanding the other teen
II. LITERATURE REVIEW
The study of social media usage ever conducted by Agus
Efendi et.al., the results showed that the level of use of new
media among children aged 8-12 years in Sukoharjo district in
the medium category (1.89) and social interaction in the high
category (2.45) [1]. The assumption is that the higher the use of
new media social interaction will tend to lower the child can be
accepted as true with a correlation coefficient of 0.54 at 0.05
degrees of freedom or confidence level of 95%.
It is based on the data table is known that means
gratification sought (GS) in accessing sports news in online
media detik.com at 57.15 while the gratification means
Obtained (GO) in accessing sports news in online media
detik.com at 56.80. Seen that sought gratification (satisfaction
is sought) is greater than Obtained gratification (satisfaction
derived), or GS> GO. There is a gap between GS dar means
and means of GO at 57.15- 56.80 = 0.35 The GS is greater than
GO. 2. There is a significant relationship between motivation
detik.com use of online media to media consumption patterns
detik.com to meet the needs of sports news information among
male students of SMA Negeri 1 Klaten Karanganom in 2014,
so the hypothesis stated in chapter I can be accepted 15 while
the means gratification Obtained (GO) in accessing sports news
in online media detik.com at 56.80. Seen that sought
gratification (satisfaction is sought) is greater than Obtained
gratification (satisfaction derived), or GS> GO. There is a gap
between GS dar means and means of GO at 57.15- 56.80 =
0.35 The GS is greater than GO. 2. There is a significant
relationship between motivation detik.com use of online media
to media consumption patterns detik.com to meet the needs of
sports news information among male students of SMA Negeri
1 Klaten Karanganom in 2014, so the hypothesis stated in
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