Communication Satisfaction as a Mediator of the Correlation between Communication Motives and Millennials Psychological Well Being

Abstract

The population with the Millennial category in Indonesia is more than 50% of the total population. There is an inconsistency in the millennial study of their communication motives and psychological well-being regarding autonomy and communication skills. One of the factors that influence Psychological Well Being is relational and communication satisfaction. Therefore, this study tested whether there was an effect of millennial motives and communication satisfaction on Psychological Well Being. This study used 969 respondents of 523 women and 446 men who are the millennial category in the 14-18 years range and sit in 11th grade at Senior High School in South Jakarta. The results showed an influence between Psychological Well Being and Millennial Communication Satisfaction in 10 Schools in South Jakarta. Data analysis using SEM Amos. The research findings that personal growth dimensions are high, but the dimensions of millennial autonomy are low. One of the main motives of Millennials in communicating is love and fun. This condition shows that even though they can develop themselves in deciding everything, millennials are still very dependent on their family and environment.