The Correlation Between the Big-Five Personality and Internet Addiction Among Early-Adult Individuals

Abstract

The internet, which makes it easier for humans to do activities, can have a negative impact. One of these negative effects is internet addiction. Internet addiction cases in Indonesia continue to increase along with the large number of internet usage. Internet addiction is uncontrolled use of the internet and causes annoying negative things. Several studies have shown that internet addiction is associated with the big five personality factor. It was found that the inconsistency of the research results on the big five personality dimensions. This study involved 69 individuals of early adulthood (aged 18-32 years). Research measurement tools Internet Addiction Test (IAT) and Big Five Model-International Personality Item Pool-25 (BFM-IPIP-25). Data analysis techniques for testing hypotheses using Pearson correlation. The findings showed a correlation significant between internet addiction premises dimensions agreeableness and emotional stability that is negative. Meanwhile, there is no correlation in the dimensions of extraversion, conscientiousness and intellect. The result is low emotional stability such as someone who has irritable behavior, stress and mood change have the value of a high internet addiction. Thus, low agreebleness, such as someone who behaves evil, cruelly and harms others, will have a high internet-addiction value.