THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SOCIAL MEDIA USAGE INTENSITY AND ACADEMIC PROCRASTINATION AMONG MEDICAL STUDENTS AT UNIVERSITAS DIPONEGORO

Abstract

Background: The rapid development of communication technology makes access to social media easier. The interesting features which are available on social media bring not only positive impacts, but also the negative ones. The negative impacts can affect the life of students. As students spend more time on social media, it makes them prone to academic procrastination. Objective: This study is to examine the correlation between the intensity of social media usage and academic procrastination among medical students in Universitas Diponegoro Methods: : The study was conducted with a cross sectional method. The number of respondents are 76 who were selected by random simple sampling. Social Networking Time Use Scale (SONTUS) are used to measure the intensity of social media usage and Procrastination Assessment Scale for Students (PASS) are used to measure the level of academic procrastination among respondents. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode belah lintang. Results: The study showed that among 76 respondents, 96,1% considered very high media social users, 2,6% considered high, and 1,3% considered mild users, there’s none in the low category. Additionally, the prevalence of academic procrastination 47,4% is in the high category, 52,6% is in the mild category and there’s none in the low category. The were positive significant correlation between the intensity of social media usage and academic procrastination with p-value 0,028 (p<0.05) Conclusion: There is a significant correlation between the intensity of social media usage and academic procrastination among medical students of Universitas Diponegoro.