TY - GEN
T1 - The impact of social media use and content on the younger generation's mental health in Indonesia
AU - Maurizka, Selina
AU - Handayani, Putu Wuri
AU - Fitriani, Widia Resti
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - This study aims to analyse the impact of social media use and content on the mental health of young people in Indonesia. This research uses a quantitative approach using an online questionnaire. There were 1,402 respondents who participated in this study. The collected data was analysed using a multiple linear regression method with a mediation relationship. The tool used to process the data was IBM SPSS version 25. This research shows that social media use, social media content, emotion regulation, perceived stress, and poor sleep affects depressive symptoms. The results of this study can help regulators and health service providers to provide better facilities for handling mental health cases, especially those due to the use and content of social media. The results of this study are expected to help social media developers develop features that provide a safe online environment for social media users.
AB - This study aims to analyse the impact of social media use and content on the mental health of young people in Indonesia. This research uses a quantitative approach using an online questionnaire. There were 1,402 respondents who participated in this study. The collected data was analysed using a multiple linear regression method with a mediation relationship. The tool used to process the data was IBM SPSS version 25. This research shows that social media use, social media content, emotion regulation, perceived stress, and poor sleep affects depressive symptoms. The results of this study can help regulators and health service providers to provide better facilities for handling mental health cases, especially those due to the use and content of social media. The results of this study are expected to help social media developers develop features that provide a safe online environment for social media users.
KW - Indonesia
KW - Mental Health
KW - Social Media
KW - Social Media Content
KW - Social Media Use
KW - Young Generation
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85117422292&partnerID=8YFLogxK
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85117422292
T3 - 14th IADIS International Conference Information Systems 2021, IS 2021
SP - 137
EP - 144
BT - 14th IADIS International Conference Information Systems 2021, IS 2021
PB - IADIS
T2 - 14th IADIS International Conference Information Systems 2021
Y2 - 3 March 2021 through 5 March 2021
ER -
