Medical Technology and Public Health Journal
Vol 10 No 2 (2026): Medical Technology and Public Health Journal September 2026

Social Media Addiction On Subjective Well-Being In Adolescents

Afif Kurniawan (STIKES Adi Husada)
Rukmini (STIKES Adi Husada)
Indra Maulana Widyanto (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
03 Sep 2026

Abstract

The pervasive exposure to unrealistic beauty standards on social media has triggered intense psychological stress, severe body dissatisfaction, and a critical decline in Subjective Well-Being (SWB) among adolescents. To address these escalating mental health risks, this study aims to explore the role of healthy body image evaluation in shaping adolescents' subjective well-being and fostering their emotional and social resilience in the digital era. explore the role of healthy body image evaluation in shaping adolescents' subjective well-being in the digital era. This study used a cross-sectional design, conducted in November 2025. Sampling used simple random sampling of 88 students. The variables studied were respondent characteristics, level of social media addiction, body image, and SWB. A total of 16 adolescents were severely addicted to social media. A total of 54.5% of adolescents assessed their body image negatively. There were still 17% of adolescents with low levels of SWB. However, there was no association between social media addiction and body image (p=0.100) and body image and SWB (p=0.580) in adolescents. Although some adolescents have low SWB, they still have confidence in their body image. Suggestions for further research include measuring factors that influence adolescent SWB, conducting a survey on adolescent nutritional intake, and conducting a survey on adolescent healthy lifestyle behaviors.  Keywords: Adolescent, Body Image, Subjective well-being, Social Media.

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Journal Info

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MTPHJ

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Environmental Science Health Professions Nursing Public Health

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Medical Technology and Public Health Journal with registered number ISSN 2549-189X (printed) and e-ISSN 2549-2993 (online) is a scientific open access journal published by Health Faculty, Universitas Nahdlatul Ulama Surabaya, Indonesia. Our journal aims to become a media of research results ...