Electronic Theses and Dissertation

Seiring perkembangan teknologi modern yang semakin canggih mengakibatkan penggunaan gadget semakin meningkat diberbagai kalangan usia khususnya anak usia prasekolah yang dapat mempengaruhi tumbuh kembang anak terutama pada perkembangan sosial-emosional. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui gambaran perkembangan sosial-emosional anak yang menggunakan gadget pada usia pra-sekolah di TK Banda Aceh. Jenis penelitian ini kuantitatif deskriptif menggunakan pendekatan cross sectional study dengan jumlah populasi 139 anak. Metode pengambilan sampel yaitu menggunakan teknik simple random sampling sebanyak 58 anak yang menggunakan gadget. Alat pengumpulan data berupa kuesioner Ages & Stages Questionnaires : Social-Emotional (ASQ:SE-2) dengan nilai validitas 0,89 dan nilai reliabilitas 0,83. Pada penelitian ini menggunakan analisis data univariat. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan perkembangan sosial-emosional responden berada pada kategori normal 58.6% (34 responden), monitor 27.6% (16 responden) dan perlu rujukan ahli 13.8% (8 responden). Diharapkan kepada orang tua dan sekolah untuk dapat memantau perkembangan sosial-emosional anak dan mengontrol penggunaan gadget dari aspek durasi dan aktivitas penggunaan serta bekerjasama dengan pihak tenaga kesehatan untuk memberikan edukasi kesehatan terkait tumbuh kembang anak khususnya perkembangan sosial-emosional pada anak usia prasekolah

The development of increasingly sophisticated technology has resulted in an increasing number of gadget users in various ages, including preschool-aged children. Moreover, the use of gadgets on children will affect their growth and development, particularly in social-emotional development. This study aims to describe the socio-emotional development of preschool-age children who use gadgets in Banda Aceh Kindergarten.This study is quantitative descriptiveresearch with a cross-sectional study design involving 139 children. 58 children who use gadgets were chosen as the respondents in this study by using a simple random sampling technique. The data were collected by using Ages & Stages Questionnaires: Social-Emotional (ASQ: SE-2) with a validity value of 0.89 and a reliability value of 0.83. This study was conducted with a univariate data analysis approach.The result of this research revealed that the socio-emotional development of 34 respondents (58.6%) were in the normal category, 16 respondents (27.6%) were categorized in the monitor, and 8 respondents (13.8%) required expert referrals.It is expected to parents and school authorities to monitor the socio-emotional development on children, control the duration and activity in using gadgets, and collaborate with health workers to provide health education related to child growth and development, specifically on socio-emotional development in preschool-aged children