Online Streaming and Self-Dependence among the Niqabi Students in University

This paper seeks to examine the dependence of female students on streaming as a means of religious learning related to the use of niqab as clothing that covers the Muslim woman’s nakedness and the psychological impacts resulting from such dependence. In its discussion, the authors used Rokeach and Defleur’s Dependency Theory. This research is qualitative using a phenomenology method. The informants were seven female students who are wearing niqab within the criteria determined by the researchers. In gaining the data, the researchers interviewed and observed seven niqabi students. The results showed that religious learning through streaming is more interesting and efficient compared with other social media. It also revealed that excessive intensity and time to study niqab through online streaming on social media have caused a dependent effect on social media. The dependent effect on social media was in the form of low self-control among the students. This is following Rokeach and DeFleur’s Dependency Theorythat individuals tend to be dependent on mass media that provide more rather than less information needed. Campus, as one of the parties that has the responsibility to understand the religious behaviors of the students, should guide them students towards religious learning.