Pengaruh Intensitas Penggunaan Teknologi Terhadap Kesejahteraan Psikologis pada Remaja Buddhis

Abstract

This study aims to analyze the effect of technology usage intensity on the psychological well-being of Buddhist adolescents at Pusdiklat Buddhis Sikkhad?ma Santibh?mi. The research background highlights the increasing use of digital technology among teenagers, which has both positive and negative implications for their psychological condition. A quantitative approach with an ex post facto design and a census method was employed, involving all 65 Buddhist junior and senior high school students as respondents. The instruments used were questionnaires on technology usage intensity and psychological well-being based on Ryff’s (1989) six dimensions, both tested for validity and reliability. Data were analyzed using simple linear regression. The results show that technology usage intensity has a positive effect on psychological well-being, but the effect is not statistically significant at the 5% level (p = 0.062 > 0.05). The coefficient of determination (R² = 0.054) indicates that technology usage intensity explains only 5.4% of the variance in psychological well-being, while the remaining 94.6% is influenced by other factors such as self-acceptance, social relations, purpose in life, environment, and spirituality. These findings emphasize that the psychological well-being of Buddhist adolescents is multidimensional and more strongly influenced by internal and environmental factors than by technology usage intensity. The study recommends the importance of family, school, and Buddhist-based educational institutions in guiding adolescents to use technology in a healthy and balanced manner.