Pola Pengawasan Orang Tua Terhadap Aktivitas Anak di Dunia Maya : Studi Kasus Pada Keluarga dengan Anak Remaja Usia 12 – 19 Tahun di Purwokerto

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to examine how the parent's understanding of the dangers of the
internet, how the pattern of internet parenting style of children's Internet usage, how the pattern
and experience of children in using the internet, and the child's perception of the pattern of
internet parentating style. The research used qualitative description method, the data was
collected by purposive sampling from 37 parents and 37 teenagers aged 12-19 in Purwokerto by
using structured interview. The results of the study (1) parents have an understanding of internet
risks, though not all then do the protection measures; (2) the four dimensions of internet parenting
style patterns namely mediation, introduction, restriction and coviewing. Of the four dimensions it
reinforces the previous review of parental supervisory patterns namely authoritative and
permisive; (3) the majority of teenage informants have used the internet since primary school, are
active in the use of social media, the majority are classified as heavy users, and some of them have
experience related to internet risk, children tend to agree on parental supervisory forms in internet
usage but still want the existence freedom or disapproval of authoritarian supervisory patterns.