The Impact Of Gadget Use On The Social Behavior Of Elementary School Children : Literature Review

Abstract

One of the technological advances is marked by the presence of communication tools that can help ease work by making it easier for people to carry out daily activities, one of which is gadgets. Gadgets are tools used to make it easier to find information and communicate. The aim of this research is to determine the effect of gadget use on social behavior ini elementary school children. Method: The study in this research is a literature review, taken using google schoolar which is limited from 2019 to 2024 with the keywords gadget use, elementary school children, social behavior. Based on the results of a literature review of 10 journals, it was found that many elementary school age children still don’t know the impact of using gadgets on social behavior and Conclusion : Most students use gadgets in their daily lives, because of the ease of technology in supporting human activities. Gadgets also have a positive impact on the environment & help friends. However, uncontrolled use of gadgets also has negative impacts, such as anger, indifference to the environment and preferring to play with gadgets rather than interacting with peers. Therefore, it’s very important for parents, families and schools to inform children about the effects that gadgets can have, limit the use of these devices and encourage them to participate in physical activities and interact directly with their peers, so that children’s learning and social development can be improved by appropiate supervision.