Journal of Psychology and Instructions
Vol. 7 No. 3 (2023): October

HOW EMERGING ADULTS PRESENT THEMSELVES ON SOCIAL MEDIA: ONLINE SELF-PRESENTATION INFLUENCED BY SELF-ESTEEM, NARCISSISTIC PERSONALITY, AND ONLINE PRIVACY

Paujiatul Arifah (Faculty of Psychology, Gunadarma University, Depok)
Hera Lestari Mikarsa (Faculty of Psychology, Gunadarma University, Depok)
Wahyu Rahardjo (Faculty of Psychology, Gunadarma University, Depok)



Article Info

Publish Date
02 Dec 2023

Abstract

Social media is a platform that supports individual online self-presentation activities, especially for users in emerging adulthood. Emerging adulthood is a transitional phase where individual self-identity is being questioned. Many users at that age cannot make their online self-presentation as they should. This research aimed to find out how self-esteem, narcissistic personality, and online privacy can influence the online self-presentation of individuals in emerging adulthood. Participants in this research were 281 active Instagram users and were in the emerging adulthood age range, namely 18-25 years. The data analysis technique used hierarchical regression. The results show that self-esteem and narcissistic personality simultaneously influence online self-presentation, and a stronger influence is found when online privacy is included in the analysis. Narcissistic personality is the variable that most strongly influences online self-presentation of individuals in emerging adulthood. Female participants have a higher level of narcissistic personality than male participants.

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Journal Info

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JoPaI

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Subject

Arts Humanities Education Environmental Science

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Journal of Psychology and Instruction (JPAI), is an open access international journal which has been established for the dissemination of knowledge in the field of educational psychology and instructions. JPAI is currently accepting manuscripts for publication. In the interest of regional variations ...