Online Media on Military Political Behavior

Abstract

              This independent study has objectives to study the influence of online media and the political behavior of the soldiers, and to study the relationship between the influence of online media and political behavior of the soldiers working at the Department of Military Industry. This is a quantitative research. The questionnaire was used as a tool for collecting information from military officials of 285 people. Data were analyzed by using percentage, mean, and standard deviation. The correlation test was used to calculate the relationship between variables based on Pearson correlation formula.

The results of a study found that the political behavior of the soldiers as a whole is at a high level ( = 4.11). The aspect with the highest level was the referendum ( =4.57), followed by initiating recommendations ( =4.25), exercising the right to vote ( =4.23), the impeachment ( = 4.07), and public hearing ( =3.42) respectively. The overall value of online media influence was at a moderate level ( =3.18). The highest level aspect of online media influence was a quick communication ( =3.41), followed by the online media had easy-to-understand language ( = 3.24). The item with the lowest level of online media influence was you have obtained a reliable source of information ( = 2.78). The relationship between the influence of online media and military political behavior indicated the overall high degree of correlation of the political behavior of the military (r=0.815). The item with the highest level of correlation was you have a complete knowledge of the information covering all aspects of content via online media (r=0.88). The item with the lowest level of correlation was online media are in easy-to-understand language (r = 0.75).

            Recommendations from the study found that in the current state of information on online media in each category cannot be restricted. Media recipients should have judgment in choosing messages from online media by themselves based on the truth and should not affect the rights of others.