Research Article
The Dynamic of Online Friendship Quality: Exploration of Adolescence in Bandung
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.26-11-2019.2295200, author={O Mardiawan and A F Helmi}, title={The Dynamic of Online Friendship Quality: Exploration of Adolescence in Bandung}, proceedings={Proceedings of the First Brawijaya International Conference on Social and Political Sciences, BSPACE, 26-28 November, 2019, Malang, East Java, Indonesia}, publisher={EAI}, proceedings_a={B-SPACE}, year={2020}, month={5}, keywords={quality of friendship online adolescents}, doi={10.4108/eai.26-11-2019.2295200} }- O Mardiawan
A F Helmi
Year: 2020
The Dynamic of Online Friendship Quality: Exploration of Adolescence in Bandung
B-SPACE
EAI
DOI: 10.4108/eai.26-11-2019.2295200
Abstract
This paper tries to raise the issue of the quality of online friendships in adolescents. Through this study, researchers try to explore the dynamics of online friendship quality in adolescents in Indonesia, especially in the area of Bandung, West Java. Participants in this study were 142 high school students drawn from six high schools in the city and district of Bandung. The exploration process uses a qualitative method through a focus group discussion technique, in which participants are asked to share their personal experiences in establishing good online friendship relationships and their experiences when experiencing bad online friendship relationships. Furthermore, participants were also asked to explain the factors that caused their online friendship relationships to be good or bad. Participant responses were analyzed using grounded theory. The results show that several features build the quality of friendship online such as companionship, sharing, mutual support, and voluntariness. There are several factors influence the quality of online friendship features, such as similarity, the motivation of affiliation, and personal attribute.