An Analysis of Children Psychology Development in Using Gadget: A Case Study of 8-Year Old Children

Abstract

This research dealt with the children psychology development in using gadget. The aim of this research was to analyze the children psychology development of 8-year old children with using gadget. This research was conducted by using qualitative study namely naturalistic design and it took place in Indrapura, Batu Bara. The technique of collecting the data used observation and interview, especially for 8-year old children which like using gadget. Based on the analysis it was found that children psychology development who used gadget covered the behavioural and physical character development. In behavioural development, both aspects of emotional and social interaction done. In emotional aspect, there were three traits realized by children who used gadget, namely pleasure, confidence, and interest. In terms of social interaction, the boy was tended to stand alone and got difficult to interact, while the girl was tended to be easy to have friend and prefered to talk. Referring to physical character, both aspects of body system and personality done. In body system, there was not any change of children growth who used gadget, it was suitable with their ages. For the personality, the boy tended to be selfish and he was unable to socialize with others. Meanwhile, the girl tended to be talkative and she was able to socialize with her surroundings easily. In conclusion, all the kinds of development were performed by the children who used gadget, but not all the traits of children psychology development covered.