The Relationship Between Intensity of Instagram Social Media Use and The Learning Environment with Student Concentration in Grade XI at SMA Negeri 9 Manado

Abstract

Learning concentration refers to students' ability to focus their attention and thoughts on the learning process while minimizing distractions, enabling optimal achievement of learning objectives. Learning concentration is influenced by various factors, including the intensity of social media use and the learning environment. Instagram is one of the most widely used social media platforms in Indonesia and has the potential to affect students' learning behavior. The learning environment includes physical, social, psychological, and cultural conditions that directly or indirectly influence the learning process, both inside and outside the classroom. This study aimed to analyze the relationship between the intensity of Instagram use and the learning environment with learning concentration among eleventh-grade students at SMA Negeri 9 Manado. This study employed a cross-sectional design with a sample of 90 students selected using simple random sampling. Data were collected using questionnaires that had been tested for validity and reliability and analyzed using the Chi-Square test. The results showed a significant relationship between the intensity of Instagram use and students' learning concentration (p < 0.05), indicating that higher Instagram use was associated with lower learning concentration. In addition, a conducive learning environment was significantly associated with improved learning concentration among students.