Traits of Personality and Age of Mar�riage as Predictors for Psychological Needs to Use Social Networks

Napitupulu, Lisfarika (2016) Traits of Personality and Age of Mar�riage as Predictors for Psychological Needs to Use Social Networks. International Journal of Business and Administrative Studies, 2 (2). pp. 44-51.

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Abstract

This research aimed to determine the affects of personality trait and age of marriage on psychological needs to use social networks. Psychological needs to use social networks is a conditions or desires to someone to use social networks. Personality Trait is a description of behaviors that can be grouped into five types, namely Neuroticism, extraversion, openness to experience, conscientiousness and agreeableness. Age of marriage start from the day when the couple has married. Age of marriage is reflected from family cycle phase. This research is quantitative research. Subjects in this study were 94 , that consisted of 80 women and 14 men. All of them live in Pekanbaru-Riau. Subject was determined by incidental sampling technique. This research was conducted at Pekanbaru. The hypotheses tested were (1) personality trait and age of marriage as predictors for psychological needs to use social networks, (2) type of personality is a predictor for psychological needs to use social networks (3) age of marriage is a predictor of psychological needs to use social networks. The obtained data had been analyzed by two way ANOVA.The Finding revealed that personality trait and age of marriage affects on psychological needs to use social networks, with contribution is 7.4%; F= 3.644; p= 0.030 (0.03<0.05). Personality trait has no affect on the psychological needs using social networks (β = 0195, p>0.05) and the age of marriage affect on the psychological need to use social network (β=-.216, p<0.05).

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