Internet Addiction Disorder Pada Generasi-Z Di Era Modernisasi

Abstract

Internet addiction is continuous use of the internet so that it can interfere with daily life. In this case students experience health problems in society. The ease of internet access nowadays makes students more vulnerable to internet addiction. Factors that influence internet addiction such as academic stress, family closeness, closeness of peers and fast emotions. The characteristics of addiction from the emotional side are feeling better when opening favorite sites, feeling anxious when away from the internet, ignoring people around for internet access, losing interest in activities in the real world, starting to lie about what is done on the internet, preferring online from sleeping at night. The characteristics of addiction from the physical side are experiencing physical changes in the body, headaches, back pain, wrist pain due to holding gadgets for too long. To overcome this problem students need to limit the use of internet time, delete applications that are less useful, pursue interests and hobbies that do not use the internet. The purpose of this study was to find out whether students engage in behavior that leads to internet addiction. This research uses literature study method. This research can be concluded that the internet is very influential on the student environment because it starts to decrease student interest in learning. This is because the student's learning motivation also decreases because he is more concerned with his social network than his academic achievement. To minimize these negative impacts, as users we have to be smarter, smart internet is how an internet user can manage and use internet technology wisely according to their needs and not violate internet ethics and code of ethics.