Penelitian ini ingin melihat perbedaan perilaku afeksi ibu dalam interaksi ibu dan anak usia prasekolah ketika bermain menggunakan media permainan elektronik dan non-elektronik. Penelitian ini dilakukan pada 61 pasang ibu dan anak prasekolah yang berusia dari 3 sampai dengan 6 tahun. Data tentang perilaku afeksi ibu pada anak diukur dengan Skala PICCOLO (Parenting Interactions with Children: Checklist of Observations Linked to Outcomes) melalui metode observasi. Sebagai data tambahan, kuesioner yang berisi pertanyaan seputar kegiatan bermain anak dan alat permainan yang dimiliki, diberikan kepada Ibu untuk mengetahui gambaran kegiatan bermain anak baik dengan media elektronik maupun non-elektronik. Kesimpulan yang diperoleh adalah terdapat perbedaan perilaku afeksi ibu dalam interaksi ibu dan anak usia prasekolah ketika bermain menggunakan media permainan elektronik dan non-elektronik. Afeksi Ibu saat bermain dengan media permainan elektronik lebih rendah dibandingkan saat bermain dengan media permainan non-elektronik.

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The objective of this research is to find the differences of maternal affection in interaction between mother and preschool children when playing with electronic toys and non-electronic toys. This research was conducted to 61 pairs of mother and preschool children, whose ages are between three to six years. The affection was measured by PICCOLO (Parenting Interactions with Children: Checklist of Observations Linked to Outcomes) scale with observation method. To support the research, questionnaire about children’s playing activities were given to the mothers to get the description of the media which children play, whether the children playing with electronic media or not.

The result of the study showed that there is a significant differences of maternal affection in interaction between mother and prsechool children when they were playing together with electronic and non-electronic toys. Mother’s affection when they were playing with their children, using electronic toys is less significantly than when they were playing with a non-electronic one.