PENGARUH KOMUNIKASI ORANG TUA DENGAN ANAK REMAJA TERHADAP PENYALAHGUNAAN INTERNET (PATOLOGY INTERNET USED) DI UNIVERSITAS MUHAMMADIYAH YOGYAKARTA

Adolescence is a transitional period filled with pressure and stress, a turbulent period
filled with conflict and mood swings where the role of the family for adolescents is very
important in shaping their personality so that they will not commit deviant acts. This study is
aimed at knowing the effect of parent-adolescent communication on pathological internet use.
The research employed quantitative method using simple regression analysis. The research
subjects were the students of Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta aged 18-21 years. The
results of this study based on the coefficient table show a significant value of 0.000 <0.05 which
means that there is an effect of variable X (parent-adolescent communication) on variable Y
(pathological internet use). For the coefficient of determination value (R Square), it is 58.5%.
Meanwhile, the most significant aspect of communication on pathological internet use is
communication is a fun thing amounted to 54.8%. It is concluded that parent-adolescent
communication has an effect on pathological internet use of the adolescents at Universitas
Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta.