Proceedings of the Interdisciplinary Conference of Psychology, Health, and Social Science (ICPHS 2021)

Empathic Communication Skill Optimization for Minimizing Children’s Excessive Use of Gadgets

Authors
Andi Tenri Pada Rustham1, *, Muhammad Imran Rusadi2, Salsa Sakinah3, Ailani Kristanti4, Fidya Ainun Cholisha5
1Department of Psychology, Medical Faculty, Hasanuddin University, Indonesia
2Department of Psychology, Medical Faculty, Hasanuddin University, Indonesia
3Department of Psychology, Medical Faculty, Hasanuddin University, Indonesia
4Department of Psychology, Medical Faculty, Hasanuddin University, Indonesia
5Department of Psychology, Medical Faculty, Hasanuddin University, Indonesia
*Corresponding author. Email: tenrirustham81@med.unhas.ac.id
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Andi Tenri Pada Rustham
Available Online 11 February 2022.
DOI
10.2991/assehr.k.220203.008How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Empathic Communication; Gadgets; Parents; Children
Abstract

Excessive use of gadgets can have physiological and psychological impacts on children. Physiologically, it can cause obesity due to lack of movement and radiation exposure. Meanwhile, psychologically, it can cause speech delay and ADHD symptoms. Children also become aggressive and throw a tantrum when their parents take their gadgets. Gadgets should be used for learning purposes and under parental supervision because devices can impact children’s development, especially those aged 3-8 years who need parental attention and love in their growth and development. This study aimed to obtain data related to empathic communication skills to reduce children’s gadget use frequency. This research method uses a quantitative approach with an Untreated Control Group Design with Dependent Pretest and Posttest Sample. The results concluded that there was a significant difference between the pretest-posttest of the experimental group. Therefore, the application of empathic communication skills on parents effectively reduces the frequency of children’s gadget use.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the Interdisciplinary Conference of Psychology, Health, and Social Science (ICPHS 2021)
Series
Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
11 February 2022
ISBN
978-94-6239-534-3
ISSN
2352-5398
DOI
10.2991/assehr.k.220203.008How to use a DOI?
Copyright
© 2022 The Authors. Published by Atlantis Press SARL.
Open Access
This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC license.

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