[Penelitian ini dilakukan untuk mengetahui perbedaan antara keterampilan komunikasi nonverbal dan jenis kelamin pada remaja pengguna internet. Pengukuran keterampilan komunikasi nonverbal yang digunakan adalah skala Social Skills Inventory milik Riggio yang telah diadaptasi oleh peneliti. Partisipan berjumlah 222 orang remaja, yang terdiri dari 104 laki-laki (46,8 %) dan 118 perempuan (53,2%) berusia 12 – 24 tahun. Melalui perhitungan statistik dengan perbandingan rata-rata (Independent Sample T-Test) diperoleh hasil, yaitu tidak terdapat perbedaan antara keterampilan komunikasi nonverbal dan jenis kelamin pada remaja pengguna internet. Selain itu, dilakukan penelitian lanjutan tentang hubungan setiap Domain Keterampilan Komunikasi Nonverbal dan Jenis Kelamin. Melalui perhitungan statistik ditemukan terdapat perbedaan antara domain Emotional Expresiveness dengan jenis kelamin. Sedangkan, untuk domain Emotional Sensitivity dan domain Emotional Control tidak menunjukkan perbedaan dengan jenis kelamin. Berdasarkan hasil tersebut, diperoleh kesimpulan bahwa jenis kelamin hanya berbeda dengan domain Emotional Expresiveness, yaitu keterampilan dalam mengirimkan (encoding) pesan nonverbal.

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This study was conducted to determine the difference between non-verbal communication skills and sexes in teenager internet users. Measurement of nonverbal communication skills used are scale-owned Riggio Social Skills Inventory that has been adapted by researchers. The number of participants 222 teenagers, consisting of 104 men (46.8%) and 118 women (53.2%) aged 12-24 years. Through a statistical calculation of the ratio of the average (Independent Sample T-Test) obtain resulted that there is no difference between non-verbal communication skills and gender in teenager Internet users. In addition, further research on the relationship of each Domain Nonverbal Communication Skills and Sex. Through a statistical calculation is found there is a difference between the domain Emotional Expresiveness with sex whereas, for the domain Emotional Sensitivity and the domain Emotional Control showed no difference in sexes. Based on these results, it can be concluded that the sexes differ only with the domain Expresiveness Emotional, ie skills in sending (encoding) nonverbal messages.

, This study was conducted to determine the difference between non-verbal communication skills and sexes in teenager internet users. Measurement of nonverbal communication skills used are scale-owned Riggio Social Skills Inventory that has been adapted by researchers. The number of participants 222 teenagers, consisting of 104 men (46.8%) and 118 women (53.2%) aged 12-24 years. Through a statistical calculation of the ratio of the average (Independent Sample T-Test) obtain resulted that there is no difference between non-verbal communication skills and gender in teenager Internet users. In addition, further research on the relationship of each Domain Nonverbal Communication Skills and Sex. Through a statistical calculation is found there is a difference between the domain Emotional Expresiveness with sex whereas, for the domain Emotional Sensitivity and the domain Emotional Control showed no difference in sexes. Based on these results, it can be concluded that the sexes differ only with the domain Expresiveness Emotional, ie skills in sending (encoding) nonverbal messages

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