The influence of social media content on adolescents' emotional development and social competence
Keywords:
Social Competence, Content, Social Media, Emotional Development, Adolescents.Abstract
Social media has become an integral part of adolescents' lives, providing an opportunity to build social relationships but also carrying risks to mental health and emotional development. Exposure to negative content, social comparison, and cyberbullying can inhibit emotional regulation and reduce adolescents' social competence. This study aims to determine the influence of social media content on the development of emotions and social competence of adolescents. The study used a quantitative method with a survey design on the adolescent population of active social media users in urban areas. The sample was taken by purposive sampling with the age criteria of 13–18 years old and the duration of social media use was more than three hours per day. Data was collected through a questionnaire that measured the intensity of social media use, the type of content accessed, emotional development, and social competence of 150 respondents. The results showed a correlation between the intensity of social media use and the variation of adolescent emotions, where adolescents who are often exposed to negative content tend to experience anxiety and less stable emotional development. In addition, it was found that low social competence is associated with an increased risk of negative behaviors such as cyberbullying. Adolescents who access more positive and educational content show better levels of social competence compared to those who are more frequently exposed to negative content. In conclusion, social media content has a real effect on the emotional development and social competence of adolescents. The implication of this study is the need for digital literacy education and supervision of the use of social media by parents and schools to support the development of emotionally and socially healthy adolescents
Keywords: Social Competence, Content, Social Media, Emotional Development, Adolescents.
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