PERILAKU VIRTUAL REMAJA: STRATEGI COPING, HARGA DIRI, DAN PENGUNGKAPAN DIRI DALAM JEJARING SOSIAL ONLINE

Abstract

Teenager’s activities in the online social networks, influenced by the nature of teenager’s characteristic who tends to look for a good impression from others. This study examined the effects of coping strategies and self-esteem on the teenagers’ self-disclosure on online social networking. In total, 185 adolescents participated the study; they were identified using the purposive sampling. The sample characteristics were having a social media account and an active user of social media. The Revised Self-Disclosure Scale, the Self-Esteem Scale, and the Ways of Coping Checklist were used to collect data. The results of regression analysis showed that there is a positive and significant correlation of coping strategies and self-esteem on adolescents’ disclosure in online social networking.

Keywords

• online social network
• self-disclosure
• self- esteem
• coping strategy