<![CDATA[The development of social media as a digital platform cannot be separated from daily human activities. However, this development not only has a positive impact but also has a negative influence on some people, especially teenagers. All stakeholders, especially families and churches, must have the responsibility and become navigators to direct and fill self-identity in adolescents based on the values of the Word of God. This research seeks to explore the influence of digital platforms, namely social media, on adolescent identity crises. The method used in this research is a quantitative method through distributing questionnaires to teenagers aged 12-17 years from junior high school to high school. The results found that on average these teenagers spend five hours a day connected to social media. The author found that the significant value of using social media such as TikTok, Instagram, Youtube and Facebook on behavior is 0.63> 0.05, meaning it is not significant. Likewise, social media on emotions and trust values. This research aims to motivate teenagers to use digital platforms properly and beneficially for everyone.]]>
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