Relationship Characteristics of Gaming Addiction with Aggressive Behavior On Students at STIKes Persada Husada Indonesia

Anton Mbabu Lapa, Agustina, Rina Veronica

Abstract

Aggressive behavior is any intentional behavior towards another person with the aim of hurting him and the injured party tries to avoid it. Aggressive behavior in a person can arise from several external factors, one of which is the influence of environmental elements such as gaming addiction. Games are a medium that has great potential, not only to provide entertainment but also to make people influenced or addicted, this is because the brain experiences social learning theory which states that playing aggressive video games will stimulate aggressive behavior. This research aims to determine the relationship between online game addiction and aggressive behavior in students at STIKes Persada Husada Indonesia in 2023. This research is quantitative research with analytical methods using a cross-sectional approach. The research process was carried out in March-August 2023 at STIKes PHI Bekasi. The population of this study was 107 students and the sample in this study was the entire population. The data analysis used in this research is univariate and bivariate analysis using Chi-Square. The independent variables in this research are: age, gender, duration of days/week, duration of hours/day, and online game addiction, and the dependent variable is aggressive behavior. The bivariate test results found a relationship between gender and aggressive behavior (P-value 0.002), a relationship between the duration of days/week and aggressive behavior (P Value 0.001), a relationship between the duration of hours/day and aggressive behavior (P Value 0.004) and the presence of there is a relationship between online game addiction and aggressive behavior (P Value 0.006), and there is no relationship between age and aggressive behavior (P Value 0.518). Suggestion: provide outreach or education about the dangers of playing online games, especially to male students.