This research aims to know the effect of intimacy with peers on learning
motivation for students Group B at TK UMP Pembina Kembaran-Banyumas
Even Semester in the Academic Year of 2016-2017. This research belongs to
correlation research with quantitative approach. The data analysis technique
used in this research was descriptive statistic analysis. The population of the
research was the students Group B at TK UMP Pembina; 57 students. The
data were collected using questionnaire and documentation. The validity test
was calculated using product moment formula in SPSS 16.0 and reliability test
used alpha formula. The hypothesis was tested using coefficient correlation
product moment formula. The result of the research showed that there was
positive effect between intimacy with peers on students' learning motivation,
shown by the score of rstatistic > rtable, thus ha was accepted. The score
of rstatistic was 0,864 and rtable was 0,261. It can be concluded that 0,864
> 0,26, thus ha was accepted which means that the higher the intimacy
with peers,the better the students' learning motivation. There was effective
contribution of variable intimacy with peers shown by R square 0,747 or
74,7% on learning motivation. Meanwhile, 25,3% was effective contribution
from other factors which were not studied.