Pengaruh Close Friend Terhadap Self-Disclosure Generasi Z Di Yogyakarta

Siti Lailatul Nur Faizah (Fakultas Ilmu Komunikasi, Universitas Mercu Buana Yogyakarta)
Vanessa Adinda Putri (Fakultas Ilmu Komunikasi, Universitas Mercu Buana Yogyakarta)
Wulan Guritno (Fakultas Ilmu Komunikasi, Universitas Mercu Buana Yogyakarta)

Journal of Media and Communication
Vol. 2 No. 3 (2026): Januari - Maret

Instagram is a very popular social media platform among teenagers, providing various features, one of which is close friends. Close friends is a feature that is beneficial for Generation Z in terms of self-disclosure. Therefore, this study aims to determine whether close friends have an effect on self-disclosure among Generation Z in Yogyakarta. The population in this study was Generation Z in Yogyakarta, totaling 941,311 people, while the sample used was calculated using the Slovin formula with a percentage of 5%, resulting in a total of 115 respondents. The data collection method used was a questionnaire about Close Friends on Instagram and self-disclosure, which had been modified by the researcher. This study used a quantitative research method. The data obtained was analyzed using SPSS software. The results of this study indicate that there is a relationship between close friends on Instagram and openness among Generation Z in Indonesia. The magnitude of this influence is 9.9%, meaning that the remaining 90.1% is influenced by other variables that were not examined in this study.