The Development of Online Friendship Scale

Avin Fadilla Helmi, Wahyu Widhiarso and Aftina Nurul Husna
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Avin Fadilla Helmi: Faculty of Psychology, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, Indonesia
Wahyu Widhiarso: Faculty of Psychology, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, Indonesia
Aftina Nurul Husna: Faculty of Psychology & Humanities, Universitas Muhammadiyah Magelang, Magelang, Indonesia

International Journal of Cyber Behavior, Psychology and Learning (IJCBPL), 2017, vol. 7, issue 4, 12-25

Abstract: This article discusses concept and measurement of online friendship in an Indonesian context. Online friendship is considered to be superficial due to the lack of face-to-face interaction and emotional intimacy. Based on grounded theory research, online friendship consists of five dimensions: caution, voluntariness, companionship, sharing, and mutual support (Study 1). UGM's Online Friendship Scale was developed as measurement of online friendship (Study 2). Initial set of items was administered to university students (N = 42) and resulted in 21 reliable items (r = .408-.687). Construct validity testing was appropriately used for the data (Bartlett's Test = 1174.1 (p

Date: 2017
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