The Significant Role of Culture to Value Differences: Socio-Emotional Challenge in Digital Era

摘要

People in each region have different values in the social and emotional aspects of life. Culture has an important role in value differences. Children's attitudes and behaviors during his growth and development also differ in accordance with the culture in which they are growing. This particular culture can be seen in Javanese (andhap asor), Bugis-Makassarese (siri), and Papuan (more tendencies in emotional expressive). The purpose of this study is to seek the differences between Javanese, Bugis-Makassarese, and Papuan tribes in determining children's socio-emotional competence. The subjects of this study were 100 children aged 10-13 years. This study used the Social-Emotional Competence Questionnaire (SECQ), which in 5 aspects of social awareness, self-management, relationship management, and responsible decision-making. Data analysis using one-way ANOVA. The results showed that there were differences in socio-emotional competence among Javanese, Bugis-Makassarese, and Papuans (F = 3.26).