Exploring the Effects of Social Media and Cyberbullying on Senior High Schools Student Interpersonal Communication

Abstract

Objective: This study aims to analyze the relationship between Social Media on Students Interpersonal Communication and Cyberbullying on Students Interpersonal Communication in Senior High School   Method: The method used in this study is quantitative to test the hypothesis taken from the research variables in numbers and then the data is analyzed using statistical procedures. Identification of Research Variables In order to test the research hypothesis, it is necessary to first state the identification of the research variables. The variables in this study are as follows: 1. Dependent variable: Interpersonal Communication 2. Independent variable: Influence of social media, cyberbullying. This study explains the causal relationship between variables through hypothesis testing. The population in this study were 560 parents of Senior High School Student.  Data collection techniques in research were carried out by distributing questionnaires containing statements related to the variables studied. The measurement scale used for this research is a 7-point Likert scale. Data analysis uses the Partial Least Square (PLS) method.   Result: Based on the results of the analysis, the P value <0.050 was obtained, so it was concluded that social media has a positive and significant relationship to Students interpersonal communication. Social media has an impact on interpersonal communication. Based on the results of the analysis, the P value <0.050 was obtained, so it was concluded that cyberbullying had a positive and significant relationship to Students interpersonal communication.   Conclusion: Social media has a positive and significant relationship to Students Interpersonal Communication and cyberbullying has a positive and significant relationship to Students Interpersonal Communication. Based on the results of research and data analysis conducted by researchers regarding the process of interpersonal communication between victims and their friends in building a tendency to change cyberbullying towards negative emotions positive, it can be concluded that friends have influence in building tendencies to have positive emotional concepts.   Research Implication: Social media presence requires further attention. Not to stop its development, but to maximize its use. It is important to increase the self-awareness of each user, considering that what is uploaded can affect self-image, and what is uploaded can affect the relationships that exist with other parties. Cyberbullying can occur in groups who know each other and groups of people who do not know each other. Cyberbullying can cause perpetrators to use false identities which cause perpetrators to feel free from existing social and normative rules. Cyberbullying can occur on social media such as Facebook, Myspace, and Twitter   Originality/Value: The novelty of this research is the creation of a new model of the relationship Social Mediaon Senior High Schools Student Interpersonal Communication and CyberBullying on Senior High Schools Student Interpersonal Communication which has not been found in previous research.