The Impact of Posting Selfies and Gaining Feedback (‘Likes’) on the Self-esteem of Woman Instagram Users

Syalsa Maulina Sitompul, Nurmina

2021

Abstract

This study aims to see the effect of selfie upload feedback on the self-esteem value of female Instagram users. The research design used is experimental research within and between subject. The population in this study were active students of the Department of Psychology, Padang State University. The sampling technique used random sampling technique with a sample size of 45 people. The data analysis technique used was repeated measure anova. The results showed that there was an effect of feedback on self-esteem. This is evidenced by a significant change in the value of self-esteem in the group that uploaded selfies, whether they did not or get additional “likes” (p < 0.05), there was no significant change in self-esteem values in the group that did not upload selfies (p > 0.05) and there was an interaction between time and groups during the study (p < 0.05).

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Maulina Sitompul S. and Nurmina. (2021). The Impact of Posting Selfies and Gaining Feedback (‘Likes’) on the Self-esteem of Woman Instagram Users. In Proceedings of the International Conference of Mental Health - Volume 1: Icometh, ISBN 978-989-758-586-9, pages 39-45. DOI: 10.5220/0011094800003368

in Bibtex Style

@conference{icometh21,
author={Syalsa Maulina Sitompul and Nurmina},
title={The Impact of Posting Selfies and Gaining Feedback (‘Likes’) on the Self-esteem of Woman Instagram Users},
booktitle={Proceedings of the International Conference of Mental Health - Volume 1: Icometh,},
year={2021},
pages={39-45},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0011094800003368},
isbn={978-989-758-586-9},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the International Conference of Mental Health - Volume 1: Icometh,
TI - The Impact of Posting Selfies and Gaining Feedback (‘Likes’) on the Self-esteem of Woman Instagram Users
SN - 978-989-758-586-9
AU - Maulina Sitompul S.
AU - Nurmina.
PY - 2021
SP - 39
EP - 45
DO - 10.5220/0011094800003368