Pengaruh Sensation Seeking terhadap Risk Taking Behavior pada Pengguna Aplikasi Kencan Online

Abstract. Research discusses the phenomenon of the use of online dating apps by married individuals, which is done even though they have a spouse. married individuals, who do so even though they have a spouse. Factors such as emotional needs, curiosity, or simply entertainment are the main reasons. the main reasons. This study uses a causality design with a quantitative approach and involved subjects aged 18-30 years old who have been married for between 1-5 years and have children, and use dating apps at least 1-3 times a month. in a month. The theory used in this study is Sensation Seeking. used in this study are Sensation Seeking (Zuckerman, 2006) and Risk Taking Behaviour (Trimpop, 1994). Sensation seeking measured with the BSSS-1 (Brief Sensation Seeking Scale-1) tool which was translated into Indonesian by Sunu Bagaskara (2021). into Indonesian by Sunu Bagaskara (2021), with a reliability of α = 0,79. Meanwhile, risk-taking behaviour was measured using the Domain-Specific Risk Taking (DOSPERT) tool, which has been adapted by Nim'ah (2021) with a fit model test (p-value = 0.79). fit model (p-value = 0.08016). The results showed that the R-square value of 0.829 (82.9%), which indicates that sensation seeking affects risk-taking behaviour by 82.9%. affects risk-taking behaviour by 82.9%. Individuals with individuals with a high level of sensation seeking are more likely to take risks, including in using online dating apps even though they are married. Abstrak. Penelitian ini membahas fenomena penggunaan aplikasi kencan online oleh individu yang sudah menikah, yang dilakukan meskipun mereka memiliki pasangan. Faktor-faktor seperti kebutuhan emosional, rasa ingin tahu, atau sekadar hiburan menjadi alasan utama. Penelitian ini menggunakan desain kausalitas dengan pendekatan kuantitatif dan melibatkan subjek berusia 18-30 tahun yang telah menikah antara 1-5 tahun dan memiliki anak, serta menggunakan aplikasi kencan minimal 1-3 kali dalam sebulan. Teori yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah Sensation Seeking (Zuckerman, 2006) dan Risk Taking Behavior (Trimpop, 1994). Sensation seeking diukur dengan alat BSSS-1 (Brief Sensation Seeking Scale-1) yang diterjemahkan ke dalam Bahasa Indonesia oleh Sunu Bagaskara (2021), dengan reliabilitas α = 0,79. Sedangkan, risk-taking behavior diukur menggunakan alat Domain-Specific Risk Taking (DOSPERT), yang telah diadaptasi oleh Nim’ah (2021) dengan uji model yang fit (p-value = 0,08016). Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa nilai R-square sebesar 0.829 (82,9%), yang mengindikasikan bahwa sensation seeking mempengaruhi risk-taking behavior sebesar 82,9%. Individu dengan tingkat sensation seeking yang tinggi lebih cenderung berani mengambil risiko, termasuk dalam menggunakan aplikasi kencan online meskipun sudah menikah.