Article
Online Game Playing Intensity and Emotional Intelligence at MTsN 1 Kolaka
Jurnal Sublimapsi, Vol. 7 No. 2 (2026), hlm. 214–222
Abstrak
Emotional intelligence includes the ability to motivate oneself, face frustration with resilience, control urges, not go overboard in seeking pleasure, and manage moods so that stress does not inhibit the thinking process. One of the factors that affects the emotional intelligence of adolescents is the intensity of playing games online. The intensity of playing online games is a situation and condition when individuals perform an activity repeatedly and have a certain frequency. The research method used is a quantitative approach with a correlational research design. The sampling technique in this study used a purposive sampling technique with a sample size of 50 students. The method of collecting data using the intensity scale of playing online games and the emotional intelligence scale. The Pearson product moment correlation test results show that there is a negative relationship between the intensity of playing online games and emotional intelligence, with a correlation coefficient (r) of -382 and a significance value of 0.006 which is smaller than 0.05. The results of this study indicate that the higher the intensity of playing online games, the lower the emotional intelligence.