Pengaruh Digital Citizenship Terhadap Etika Bermedia Sosial dan Kemampuan Menyaring Informasi Hoaks Siswa

Abstract

This study aims to analyze the relationship between digital citizenship, social media ethics, and the ability to filter out hoax information among sixth-grade students at SD Negeri 2 Belumbang. The study employs a quantitative approach with a correlational design. All 36 sixth-grade students were included via a saturated sampling technique. Data were collected using a four-point Likert-scale questionnaire covering digital citizenship, social media ethics, and the ability to filter hoax information, supplemented by documentation. The analysis includes descriptive statistics, normality testing, and simple linear regression for each dependent variable. The Shapiro–Wilk test results show significance values ​​of 0.091 for digital citizenship, 0.071 for social media ethics, and 0.178 for the ability to filter hoaxes. The ANOVA tables in the initial manuscript report F(1,34) = 2266.076 for the social media ethics model and F(1,34) = 2369.645 for the hoax-filtering ability model, with SPSS displaying a significance value of 0.000. This value should be reported as p < 0.001. However, the magnitude of the F-statistics and the implied proportion of variance are exceptionally high, necessitating verification against the original SPSS output and the raw research data before these results can be interpreted. Given that the study utilizes self-report questionnaires and involves students from a single school, the findings cannot be directly generalized or interpreted as evidence of a causal relationship. This study underscores the importance of strengthening digital citizenship, as well as the need for transparent measurement instruments and verifiable statistical reporting.