PENGARUH INTENSITAS PENGGUNAAN MEDIA SOSIAL DAN LITERASI DIGITAL TERHADAP KEMAMPUAN PEMECAHAN MASALAH IPA

Abstract

This study aims to (1) determine the direct influence of Social Media Usage Intensity on Science Problem-Solving Ability, (2) determine the direct influence of Digital Literacy on Science Problem-Solving Ability, (3) determine the direct influence of Social Media Usage Intensity on Digital Literacy, and (4) determine the indirect influence of Social Media Usage Intensity through Digital Literacy on Science Problem-Solving Ability. This quantitative research employed a survey method. The population consisted of 86 tenth-grade students from SMA Islam Darussalam and SMA Tritura in Depok City, academic year 2024/2025, who also served as the research sample. Data analysis techniques included correlation analysis and path analysis. The research findings indicate that (1) there is a significant influence of Social Media Usage Intensity on Science Problem-Solving Ability, shown by a Sig. score of (0.005) < 0.05, with an r-value of 0.238, a path coefficient of 0.302, and a t-count of 2.899; (2) there is a significant influence of Digital Literacy on Science Problem-Solving Ability, shown by a Sig. score of (0.005) < 0.05, with an r-value of 0.235, a path coefficient of 0.300, and a t-count of 2.880; (3) there is a significant influence of Social Media Usage Intensity on Digital Literacy, shown by a Sig. score of (0.011) < 0.05, with an r-value of 0.272, a path coefficient of 0.272, and a t-count of 2.595; (4) there is a significant indirect influence of Social Media Usage Intensity through Digital Literacy on Science Problem-Solving Ability, indicated by an indirect effect of 6.4%.