The Relation Of Parent Communication Role With The Level Of Dependence Of Online Game On Child In Rw 03 Perumahan Permata Taman Delta Sidoarjo

Abstract

Online games have an influence on children ages 6-12 if they have been dependent. Among them are problems in health (rest and eating patterns) and social. The purpose of this research is to know the relation of parent communication role with the level of dependence of online game on child in RW 03 Perumahan Permata Taman Delta Sidoarjo.This research design is analytic with cross sectional approach. The population of all parents and children in RW 03 Perumahan Permata Taman Delta was 55 respondents, the sample size was 49 respondents, using Simple Random Sampling technique, independent variable of parent communication role, dependent variable of dependency level of online game. The research instrument used questionnaire. Data analysis using Rank Spearman test.The result showed that 49% of respondents (57,1%) had bad parent commonucation role, almost all (73,3%) had children eith high online game dependency level. The result of the analysis test show that there is a relations between the role of communication with the level of dependence online game on children (ρ=0,000).The better the role of parent communication with children, the child’s online game dependency level is lower. It is expected that parent can be a goog rolemodel eith their children. It is expected, that children can improve socialization with the enviroment, so donot become dependence online game.