Stress Perception and Stress Response against Internet Psychological Addiction (IPA) on Adolescents (Psychoneuroimmunology Approach)

Abstract

Background: Phenomenon of IPA in long-term effect is dominated by negative effect that has risk in undergoing stress. Stress perception will activate the change of physiology system in the body in form of stress response through activating Hypothalamic-Pituitary Adrenocortical (HPA) that will increase cortisol production. Purpose: investigate how the correlation between stress perception and stress response against IPA for adolescents based on psychoneuroimmunology (PNI) concept. Method: This research used cross-sectional design. There were 39 Senior High School students, who were indicated to undergo internet psychological addiction and they were as the sample of this research. Result: There were 39 students in six Senior High Schools in Makassar, Indonesia, who were identified to undergo IPA. Stress perception in most of adolescents who underwent IPA was high (61.5%), particularly for adolescent who underwent high internet addiction, and so as the stress response on IPA, which was also high (53.8%), which described health quality for IPA. Conclusion: there was a significant correlation between stress perception and stress response on adolescent who underwent IPA based on psychoneuroimmunology approach.