SELF-IDENTIFICATION MEMEDIASI HUBUNGAN ANTARA PERSEPSI MANFAAT KONTEN SELF DIAGNOSIS DAN KECEMASAN REMAJA

Abstract

ABSTRACT

Adolescents increasingly use social media to obtain mental health information, including through self-diagnosis content. However, the mechanisms linking perceived benefits of such content to anxiety symptoms remain insufficiently understood. This study aimed to examine self-identification as a statistical mediator in the association between perceived benefits of self-diagnosis content on social media and anxiety symptoms among adolescents. A quantitative approach was employed, involving 213 senior high school students in Indonesia recruited through purposive sampling. Data were collected using measures of perceived content benefits, self-identification, and anxiety symptoms, and analyzed using Spearman’s rank correlations and a simple mediation model with unstandardized coefficients. The results indicated that perceived benefits were positively correlated with self-identification (ρ = 0.671, p < 0.001) and anxiety symptoms (ρ = 0.672, p < 0.001). Self-identification was also positively correlated with anxiety symptoms (ρ = 0.703, p < 0.001). Mediation analysis revealed a significant indirect effect of perceived benefits on anxiety symptoms through self-identification (b = 1.709, SE = 0.1055, 95% CI [1.503, 1.916]), while the direct effect remained significant (b = 0.473, SE = 0.0922, 95% CI [0.292, 0.654]). These findings support partial statistical mediation. The results suggest that identifying with mental health narratives on social media is associated with anxiety symptoms among adolescents. Therefore, digital mental health literacy programs in schools should incorporate critical evaluation of online content and awareness of the potential risks of self-labeling.

ABSTRAK

Media sosial semakin banyak digunakan remaja untuk memperoleh informasi mengenai kesehatan mental, termasuk melalui konten self-diagnosis. Namun, mekanisme yang menghubungkan persepsi manfaat konten tersebut dengan gejala kecemasan masih perlu dikaji. Penelitian ini bertujuan menguji peran self-identification sebagai mediator statistik dalam hubungan antara persepsi manfaat konten self-diagnosis di media sosial dan gejala kecemasan pada remaja. Penelitian menggunakan pendekatan kuantitatif dengan melibatkan 213 siswa sekolah menengah atas di Indonesia yang direkrut melalui teknik purposif. Data dikumpulkan menggunakan instrumen persepsi manfaat konten, self-identification, dan gejala kecemasan, kemudian dianalisis menggunakan korelasi Spearman dan analisis mediasi sederhana dengan koefisien tidak terstandarisasi. Hasil menunjukkan bahwa persepsi manfaat berkorelasi positif dengan self-identification (ρ = 0,671; p < 0,001) dan gejala kecemasan (ρ = 0,672; p < 0,001). Self-identification juga berkorelasi positif dengan gejala kecemasan (ρ = 0,703; p < 0,001). Analisis mediasi menunjukkan bahwa efek tidak langsung persepsi manfaat terhadap gejala kecemasan melalui self-identification signifikan (b = 1,709; SE = 0,1055; 95% CI [1,503, 1,916]), sementara efek langsung tetap signifikan (b = 0,473; SE = 0,0922; 95% CI [0,292, 0,654]). Temuan ini mendukung adanya mediasi parsial secara statistik. Hasil penelitian mengindikasikan bahwa proses identifikasi diri dengan narasi kesehatan mental di media sosial berkaitan dengan gejala kecemasan pada remaja. Oleh karena itu, literasi kesehatan mental digital di sekolah perlu mencakup evaluasi kritis terhadap konten dan pemahaman mengenai risiko pelabelan diri.