SEM Application to Investigate Social Studies Learning and Mass Media Impacts on Assertive Behavior and Juvenile Delinquency Trends

摘要

Theoretically the adolescent psychological development is a transition period which marked by changes in biological, psychological and social aspects. Empirically, the increasing trend of juvenile delinquency is caused by the inability of the early adolescents to be assertive so thattheir personality become weak and they can easily fall into negative things. This study aimed at determining the extent to which student perception about learning social studies and mass media have the influence on assertive behaviour and juvenile delinquency trend in Junior High School inWest Java Province, Indonesia. Collecting data through questionnaires to 458 respondents. Data were analyzed by Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) with two-stages testing are measurement model and structural model using application software Analysis of Moment Structure (AMOS). The two exogenousvariables are student perceptions about learning social studies, and mass media have a significant effect on students assertive behaviour and juvenile delinquency trend.