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Jurnal Psikologi
Volume 43, Nomor 3, 2016: 183 – 193

Keterampilan Sosial Menjaga Kesejahteraan Psikologis
Pengguna Internet1
Indah Nugraini & Neila Ramdhani2
Fakultas Psikologi Universitas Gadjah Mada Yogyakarta

Abstract. This study aims to examine the role of social skills in mediating the relationship
between excessive Internet use and psychological wellbeing. Participants of this study
was 206 adolescents aged 16-24 years (87 men, 119 women). Internet Addiction, Social
Skills, and Psychological Wellbeing Scales were used to measure these variables. Simple
regression analysis indicates that excessive Internet use is a predictor of psychological
wellbeing (b = -0.1774, p