Is The Desire to Take Selfies Related to Self-Esteem in High School Teens?

Heni Dwi Windarwati, Niken Asih Laras Ati, Shofi Khaqul Ilmy, Ari Dwi Sulaksono, Erna Tsalatsatul Fitriyah, Mira Wahyu Kusumawati, Linda Dwi Novial Fitri

Abstract

Selfitis is one of the phenomena that is currently popular among adolescents. Adolescents are attracted to show self-presentation, one of which is through selfies. This study aimed to identify the correlation between the obsessive desire to take selfies and high school adolescents' self-esteem. This research was a quantitative study with a cross-sectional design. The study population was high school adolescents aged 15-16 years with 797 participants recruited using a total sampling method. The instrument in this study used the Rosenberg self-esteem questionnaire to measure self-esteem and the Selfitis Behavior Scale (SBS) questionnaire to measure selfitis in adolescents. The results showed that most of the adolescents had borderline selfitis (46.3%) and high self-esteem (88.1%). Factors that were significantly related to taking selfies amongst adolescents were gender (p-value: 0.000) and socioeconomic status (p-value: 0.000). Meanwhile, gender (p-value: 0.013), socio-economic status (p-value: 0.032), family harmony (p-value: 0.000), and selfitis (p-value: 0.000) were significantly related to self-esteem in adolescents. The multivariate analysis results showed that harmony in the family was the most influential factor in adolescents' self-esteem. Adolescents with higher levels of selfitis and harmony in the family tended to have better self-esteem.

Keywords

Adolescent, Selfie, Selfitis, Self-esteem, Senior High School Student

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.20884/1.jks.2021.16.1.1517

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