Empathy : Jurnal Fakultas Psikologi
Vol. 7 No. 1 (2024): [Edition June] EMPATHY Journal Faculty of Psychology

Self-Disclosure, social comparison, and social anxiety among gen z social media users

Faiza, Nabilah Ni’matul (Unknown)
Maryam, Effy Wardati (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
26 Jun 2024

Abstract

Social anxiety arises from the fear of being negatively judged by others during specific social activities or situations. This can influence an individual's self-acceptance anxiety, thereby posing a threat to Gen Z when engaging in self-disclosure and social comparison on social media. This study aims to determine whether there is a relationship between self-disclosure and social comparison with social anxiety among Gen Z social media users. This research employs a correlational quantitative method, and the sampling technique used in this study is accidental sampling. The subjects of this study are Generation Z individuals aged 18-25 years, with a population of 247,759 and a sample size of 270. The correlational method used to test the hypothesis in this study employs non-parametric analysis techniques. The research data will be analyzed using the JASP for Windows software. The analysis results from the Spearman Rho correlation coefficient show that the relationship between self-disclosure and social anxiety has a correlation coefficient of 0.033 and a P-Value of 0.590, indicating no significant relationship between self-disclosure and social anxiety. In contrast, the correlation coefficient between social comparison and social anxiety is 0.515, with a P-Value of 0.001, indicating a significant relationship between social comparison and social anxiety. This study contributes specifically to understanding the mechanisms of self-disclosure and social comparison underlying the emergence of social anxiety due to social media use, significantly advancing the field. The implications of this study include enhancing knowledge about self-disclosure and social comparison mechanisms that underlie increased social anxiety caused by social media use.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

EMPATHY

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Subject

Social Sciences

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Jurnal EMPATHY adalah jurnal yang menerbitkan karya ilmiah mahasiswa psikologi Universitas Ahmad Dahlan. Terbit 2 kali dalam setahun. Menerbitkan karya ilmiah ilmu psikologi yang mencakup semua cabang ilmu psikologi yaitu psikologi klinis, psikologi sosial, psikologi perkembangan, psikologi ...