ABSTRAK
Latar Belakang: Meningkatnya popularitas video game telah menarik kalangan
peneliti untuk melakukan penelitian mengenai efek dari video game. Penelitian
mengenai efek positif dari bermain video game menunjukan adanya peningkatan
fungsi kognitif yaitu memori kerja. Kapasitas memori kerja merupakan konsep
dasar dalam psikologi kognitif modern yang memegang peranan penting dalam
melakukan aktivitas sehari-hari, akademik, dan profesional. Tujuan dari penelitian
ini adalah untuk mengetahui apakah terdapat hubungan antara intensitas bermain
video game dengan kapasitas memori kerja pada Mahasiswa Fakultas Kedokteran
Universitas Sebelas Maret.
Metode Penelitian: Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian observasional analitik
dengan pendekatan cross-sectional, dilaksanakan di Fakultas Kedokteran
Universitas Sebelas Maret Surakarta. Sampel terdiri dari 109 mahasiswa yang
diambil dengan teknik total sampling dengan restriksi kriteria inklusi dan
eksklusi. Semua responden diminta mengisi kuesioner Lie Scale Minnesota
Multiphasic Personality Inventory (L-MMPI) untuk menilai tingkat kejujurannya,
Scale for the Assessment of Pathological Computer-Gaming (CSV-S) untuk
mengukur intensitas bermain video game, dan Reading span test untuk mengukur
kapasitas memori kerja. Metode analisis yang digunakan adalah uji chi square dan
regresi logistik.
Hasil Penelitian: Terdapat 20 mahasiswa (18,3%) yang bermain video game
dengan intensitas kuat dan memiliki kapasitas memori kerja tinggi. Dari analisis
data dengan chi square didapatkan p=0,000 dengan Odds Ratio 16,364. Dari hasil
analisis data dengan uji regresi logistik variabel intensitas bermain video game
merupakan faktor risiko dan variabel yang paling signifikan terhadap tingkat
kapasitas memori kerja.
Simpulan: Intensitas bermain video game memiliki hubungan positif terhadap
kapasitas memori kerja pada Mahasiswa Program Studi Kedokteran Universitas
Sebelas Maret.
Kata Kunci: Durasi, frekuensi, intensitas, video game, kapasitas memori kerja.
ABSTRACT
Background: The increase of video game popularity has captured researchers’
attention to conduct studies on effects of video games. Studies on video game
playing indicate positive effects in improvement of cognitive function, namely
working memory. Working memory capacity is a basic concept in modern
cognitive psychology which plays significant role in daily activity performance,
both academically and professionally. This research aimed to determine the
probability of relationship between the Intensity of Playing Video Game and
Working Memory Capacity in Students of Faculty of Medicine at Sebelas Maret
University.
Methods: This research was an analytical observational study with crosssectional
approach, conducted in Faculty of Medicine of Sebelas Maret
University, Surakarta. The sample consisted of 109 students and was performed
by utilizing total sampling technique with the restriction of inclusion and
exclusion criteria. All respondents were asked to fill questionnaires of Lie Scale
Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (L-MMPI) in order to measure their
honesty scale, Scale for the Assessment of Pathological Computer-Gaming (CSVS)
to measure their intensity of playing video game, and Reading Span Test to
measure their working memory capacity. This research applied analytical methods
of chi-square and logistic regression test.
Results: This research pointed out that there were 20 students (18.3%) who
intensely play video games and have a high rate of working memory capacity. The
data analysis of chi-square test indicated that p=0.000 with Odds Ratio 16.364.
The data analysis of logistic regression test established that the intensity of
playing video games is the most significant risk factor and variable toward
working memory capacity.
Conclusion: The intensity of playing video games relates positively to working
memory capacity in Students of Faculty of Medicine at Sebelas Maret University.
Keywords: Duration, frequency, intensity, video game, working memory
capacity.