scholarly journals The Relationship Between Tendency to Computer Games and the Mental Health of Junior High School Students of Shahr-e Kord, Iran

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 101-107
Author(s):  
Zahra Karimi ◽  
Elahe Tavassoli ◽  
Akbar Babaei Heydarabadi

Background and aims: Given that computer games have positive and negative functions and may affect the mental health of individuals, the present research aimed to study the relationship between the tendency to playing computer games and the mental health of junior high school students in Shahr-e Kord. Methods: The current cross-sectional descriptive-analytical study was conducted on 245 boy and girl junior high school students of Shahr-e Kord in 2016. The participants were selected using a random cluster sampling method. The required data were collected using questionnaires of demographic variables, the standard 28-item General Health Questionnaire, and an author-made questionnaire on the tendency to computer games. Finally, the data were statistically analyzed using descriptive and analytic tests in SPSS-18. Participation in the study was voluntary. Results: The results showed that 31.8% of the students aged 14 years old. In addition, the tendency to computer games was higher in girls (0.027) and their level of mental health was lower compared to boys (P=0.032). There was a significant relationship between the tendency to computer games and the age of the students (P=0.023). Eventually, age (P=0.025) and gender (P=0.09) represented a significant relationship with the mental health of the students. Conclusion: Based on the low level of mental health in girls, it is necessary to pay special attention to the symptoms of depression and anxiety and social functions in adolescents, control the time spent on playing the computer games, plan carefully for their leisure time, direct adolescents toward reading books, and promote their health using educational patterns.

Author(s):  
Allifah Novi Septiani ◽  
Akhmad Nayazik ◽  
Prihadi Kurniawan

Perilaku menyontek dianggap menjadi hal yang biasa dikalangan siswa maupun mahasiswa, sehingga perlu untuk dicarikan solusi dan langkah pemecahan masalah dalam hal ini. Banyak faktor yang menyebabkan masalah ini, diantaranya adalah orientasi akademik siswa. Perilaku menyontek dalam penelitian ini dikategorikan menjadi nilai kepribadian menyontek dan kuantitas praktik menyontek siswa. Penelitian ini bertujuan : 1) untuk mengetahui hubungan antara goal orientation dengan nilai kepribadian menyontek siswa Sekolah Menengah Pertama pada pelajaran matematika. 2) untuk mengetahui hubungan antara nilai kepribadian menyontek dengan kuantitas praktik menyontek siswa Sekolah Menengah Pertama pada pelajaran matematika. 3) untuk mengetahui hubungan antara goal orientation dengan kuantitas praktik menyontek siswa Sekolah Menengah Pertama pada pelajaran matematika. Jenis penelitian ini adalah penelitian deskriptif kuantitatif. Subyek penelitian adalah siswa kelas VII Madrasah Tsanawiyah Negeri 4 Demak yang diambil 26 siswa dengan random sampling. Metode pengumpulan data yang digunakan adalah angket, soal tes matematika, observasi, dan wawancara. Data penelitian ini dikumpulkan dengan mencari nilai dari masing-masing variabel, yaitu 1) nilai goal orientation, 2) nilai kepribadian menyontek, dan 3) nilai kuantitas praktik menyontek. Analisis data menunjukkan bahwa bahwa ada hubungan yang signifikan antara goal orientation perilaku menyontek siswa. Hal ini dapat dilihat dari ketiga hasil uji hipotesisnya yaitu: (1). Ada hubungan yang signifikan antara goal orientation dengan nilai kepribadian menyontek. (2). Ada hubungan yang signifikan antara nilai kepribadian menyontek dengan kuantitas praktik menyontek siswa. serta (3). Ada hubungan yang signifikan antara goal orientation dengan kuantitas praktik menyontek siswa. Kata kunci: goal orientation, kepribadian menyontek, kuantitas praktik menyontek.   ABSTRACT   Cheating behavior is considered to be common among students, so it is necessary to find solutions and problem solving steps in this matter. Many factors cause this problem, including the student's academic orientation. Cheating behavior in this study was categorized as cheating personality values ??and the quantity of practice in cheating students. This study aims: 1) to determine the relationship between goal orientation and personality values ??cheating junior high school students on mathematics. 2) to find out the relationship between personality values ??cheat with the quantity of practice in cheating junior high school students on mathematics. 3) to find out the relationship between goal orientation and the quantity of practice in cheating junior high school students on mathematics. This type of research is quantitative descriptive research. The research subjects were grade VII students of Madrasah Tsanawiyah Negeri 4 Demak which were taken by 26 students by random sampling. Data collection methods used were questionnaires, math test questions, observation, and interviews. The research data is collected by looking for the value of each variable, namely 1) the value of the goal orientation, 2) the value of the cheating personality, and 3) the quantity value of the practice of cheating. Data analysis showed that there was a significant relationship between the goal orientation of students cheating behavior. This can be seen from the three results of the hypothesis test, namely: (1). There is a significant relationship between goal orientation and cheating personality values. (2). There is a significant relationship between personality values ??cheating on the quantity of practice in cheating students. and (3). There is a significant relationship between the goal orientation and the quantity of practice in cheating students. Keywords: goal orientation, personality cheating, quantity of cheating practices.


2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dani Naseri ◽  
Arifani Cahyani ◽  
Helena G. Manalu ◽  
Vanny Angellina

Free sex behavior is sexual activity conducted outside of marriage, considered as a socialproblem for the community and at risk of transmitting the disease. The aim of this study was todetermine the relationship between age and knowledge of junior high school students "X" againstthe occurrence of free sex. This is an analytic observasional study with cross sectional approach.We collected data from 146 respondents aged 11-19 years. Data was analyzed using chi-squarestatistic test with α = 0,05. The study was conducted on junior high school students "X" inPurwakarta Regency Indonesia. The results showed that there was a significant correlationbetween age with the occurrence of free sex (p = 0,000), but there was no significant correlationbetween knowledge (p = 0,250) with the occurrence of free sex in junior high school students "X".The research shows that as many as 7.54% of junior high school students "X" claimed to havesexual intercourse. We concluded that there is a correlation between the age of junior high schoolstudents "X" with the occurrence of free sex, but there is no significant relationship between theknowledge of the students SMP "X" with the occurrence of free sex.Keywords: knowledge of free sex, free sex, age


2002 ◽  
Vol 30 (5) ◽  
pp. 515-525 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rumi Matsushima ◽  
Kunio Shiomi

Close relationship during adolescence plays an important role in the young person's overall psychological development. As the most important factor about the development of a close relationship, many studies have emphasized the role of self-disclosure. In this study, the relationship between self-disclosure and friendship in adolescence was examined.Two scales about self-disclosure and friendship were administered to 454 junior high school students. The types of friendship in early adolescence were explored, and the relationship between types of friendship and self-disclosure was examined.


1993 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 129-134 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gregory D. Zimet ◽  
Rina Lazebnik ◽  
Ralph J. DiClemente ◽  
Trina M. Anglin ◽  
Paul Williams ◽  
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2002 ◽  
Vol 56 (3) ◽  
pp. 235-236 ◽  
Author(s):  
HIDEKI TANAKA ◽  
KAZUHIKO TAIRA ◽  
MASASHI ARAKAWA ◽  
ATUSHI MASUDA ◽  
YUKARI YAMAMOTO ◽  
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