Pengaruh Motivasi Ekstrinsik terhadap Perilaku Menyikat Gigi pada Anak

Authors

  • Melyana Wanti
  • Christy N. Mintjelungan
  • Vonny N. S. Wowor

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.35790/eg.9.1.2021.32365

Abstract

Abstract: Dental caries is a dental health problem that often affects children aged 6-12 years. Children who have bad habits in maintaining oral hygiene are at greater risk to suffer from dental caries. A good habit that can be developed to obtain a good behavior is tooth brushing. The behavior of tooth brushing in children can be influenced by many things, inter alia intrimsic or extrinsic motivation. This study was aimed to determine whether there was an extrinsic motivation on tooth brushing behavior among elementary school students. This was a literature review study using databases of Google Scholar, PubMed, ScienceDirect, and Indonesia Onesearch. There were five literatures with cross-sectional design used in this study. The results showed that extrinsic motivation could influence the tooth brushing behavior of the students. Parents and teachers had a major role in influencing the students for tooth brushing behavior. In conclusion, there is an influence of extrinsic motivation on children's tooth brushing behavior.

Keywords: motivation, behavior, tooth brushing, children

 

Abstrak: Karies gigi merupakan masalah gigi yang sering menyerang anak usia 6-12 tahun. Anak yang memiliki kebiasaan buruk dalam pemeliharaan kebersihan gigi dan mulutnya berisiko lebih besar terkena karies gigi. Kebiasaan baik yang dapat dikembangkan untuk menghasilkan perilaku yang baik, yakni kebiasaan menyikat gigi. Perilaku menyikat gigi pada anak dapat dipengaruhi oleh banyak hal, salah satunya ialah motivasi yang dapat berasal dari dalam (intrinsik) maupun dari luar diri seseorang (ekstrinsik). Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui adanya pengaruh motivasi ekstrinsik terhadap perilaku menyikat gigi siswa sekolah dasar. Jenis penelitian ialah literature review dengan menggunakan empat database yaitu Google Scholar, PubMed, ScienceDirect, dan Indonesia Onesearch. Lima literatur yang diperoleh dalam penelitian ini menggunakan desain potong lintang. Hasil penelitian memperlihatkan motivasi ekstrinsik berpengaruh terhadap perilaku menyikat gigi anak. Orang tua dan guru memiliki peran utama dalam memengaruhi motivasi menyikat gigi anak. Simpulan penelitian ini ialah terdapat pengaruh motivasi ekstrinsik terhadap perilaku menyikat gigi anak.

Kata kunci: motivasi, perilaku, menyikat gigi, anak

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Wanti, M., Mintjelungan, C. N., & Wowor, V. N. S. (2021). Pengaruh Motivasi Ekstrinsik terhadap Perilaku Menyikat Gigi pada Anak. E-GiGi, 9(1). https://doi.org/10.35790/eg.9.1.2021.32365

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Vol. 9 No. 1 (2021): E-GiGi

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