TINGKAT KECERDASAN EMOSI MAHASISWA DENGAN KECANDUAN GAME ONLINE
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https://doi.org/10.51878/paedagogy.v6i4.15894Keywords:
Kecerdasan Emosi, Kecanduan Game Online, MahasiswaAbstract
Emotional intelligence is a fundamental competence required by college students to manage academic stress and cultivate adaptive social interactions. However, this capacity for emotional recognition and regulation is vulnerable to impairment when students suffer from online gaming addiction. This study aims to examine the levels of emotional intelligence and online gaming addiction, as well as the relationship between these two variables among students at Universitas Nusa Cendana. This quantitative correlational study involved 380 active students selected through a purposive sampling technique. Data were gathered using adapted versions of the Game Addiction Scale for Adolescents (GASA) and the Wong and Law Emotional Intelligence Scale (WLEIS) administered both offline and online, and subsequently analyzed using Pearson product-moment correlation. The results demonstrated a statistically significant negative correlation between online gaming addiction and emotional intelligence (r=-0.178; p=0.001). These findings indicate that higher levels of online gaming addiction correspond to lower emotional intelligence among undergraduate students.
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Kecerdasan emosi merupakan kecakapan fundamental yang dibutuhkan mahasiswa dalam mengelola stres akademik dan membina interaksi sosial yang adaptif. Namun, kapasitas pengenalan dan regulasi emosi ini rentan mengalami penurunan apabila mahasiswa terindikasi mengalami kecanduan game online. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis tingkat kecerdasan emosi dan kecanduan game online, serta menguji hubungan antara kedua variabel tersebut pada mahasiswa Universitas Nusa Cendana. Penelitian kuantitatif korelasional ini melibatkan 380 mahasiswa aktif yang dipilih menggunakan teknik purposive sampling. Pengumpulan data menggunakan instrumen adaptasi Game Addiction Scale for Adolescents (GASA) dan Wong and Law Emotional Intelligence Scale (WLEIS) secara luring dan daring, yang kemudian dianalisis menggunakan uji korelasi Pearson product-moment. Hasil analisis menunjukkan adanya korelasi negatif yang signifikan antara kecanduan game online dan kecerdasan emosi (r=-0,178; p=0,001). Temuan ini mengindikasikan bahwa semakin tinggi tingkat kecanduan game online, maka semakin rendah kecerdasan emosional yang dimiliki oleh mahasiswa.
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