Abstract
Social interaction can occur if direct social contact and verbal communication. In today's, social interaction is more often done indirectly by using media or intermediaries, namely gadgets as a tool to communicate. Excessive use of gadgets in life greatly affects both the behavior of children who are students in basic education who do not escape the parenting management in nursing for the use of gadgets with social interaction on students. One of the abilities of children who are disturbed is the ability in the field of social interaction. This study aimed to determine the relationship between gadget use and social interaction among students. Methods this research is quantitative. This research was conducted at Public Elementary School, Kampar Regency. The number of respondents was 69 students. The research design used is descriptive correlation using an open questionnaire research instrument. The analysis used is the frequency distribution and chi-square statistical test to analyze the relationship between variables. The results of this study conclude that there is a relationship between the use of gadgets and social interaction (p-value = 0.03). Recommends that schools dan parents can limit students' use of gadgets so that students can interact more with their friends and reduce the negative impact of high gadget use
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