The impact of social media usage intensity on self-esteem: survey on emerging adulthood of instagram user

Abstract

Social media can be used to increase individual popularity, one of which is Instagram. Instagram can be used to increase individual self-popularity or increase self-esteem. The purpose of this study, namely to determine the relationship between the intensity of using Instagram and self-esteem in emerging adulthood. This research is a quantitative-survey research, with 259 students at “X” University as many as male and female participants aged 18-25 years. The measuring instrument used is the Rosenberg Self Esteem Scale and the Instagram Intensity Scale. The analysis used was the Spearman non-parametric correlation test. The results show that there is a significant correlation between the intensity of using Instagram and self-esteem on emerging adulthood, there is also a correlation between emotional attachment to Instagram and self-esteem on emerging adulthood. Thus the higher the intensity of using Instagram or the higher the emotional attachment to Instagram, the higher the self-esteem of emerging adulthood. The higher the intensity of a person using Instagram, the higher the desire or motivation of the individual to become more prominent.

Relationship between Instagram usage, social comparison, and self-esteem among young adults during the Covid-19 pandemic

“…Hence, the hypothesis that young adults who spend more time on Instagram would experience a higher decrease in self-esteem than those who do not was refuted. This finding contradicts the past studies by Harter (2012) and Rahma and Setiasih (2021), which found that social media interactions and feedback from peers affected young adults' self-perception and self-esteem. A plausible explanation for these findings could be related to the number of online friends or followers of the respondents, whereby a greater time spent on Instagram would only significantly impact the self-esteem of young adults who have a great number of followers thus having a greater emotional attachment to Instagram (Liu & Baumeister, 2016).…”

“…Research by Rahma and Setiasih (2021) found a significant correlation between the intensity of Instagram usage and self-esteem. The correlational study was conducted on young adults aged 18-25 years in the neighbouring nation of Indonesia, which has similar sociocultural demographics and showcased a significant relationship between the two.…”

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“…This confirms one thing that the feeling of oneself as a significant and valuable person can reduce negative thoughts about how other people might perceive the individual self (Harris & Orth, 2020). Self-esteem affects social anxiety that arises from feeling uncomfortable responding to feedback from things that have been posted on social media (Alkis, Kadirhan, & Sat, 2017;Rahma & Setiasih, 2021;Salim et al, 2017). Positive self-esteem also helps individuals form positive self-assessments of what is displayed on social media, including responding to responses from other people (Alkis, Kadirhan, & Sat, 2017;Rahma & Setiasih, 2021).…”

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