Electronic Theses and Dissertation

Social comparison merupakan proses di mana individu mengevaluasi dirinya dan membandingkan dengan individu lain. Pada mahasiswa pengguna media sosial Instagram, proses ini berpotensi memengaruhi tingkat self-acceptance, karena individu yang sering melakukan social comparison cenderung mengalami kesulitan dalam menerima dirinya. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui hubungan antara self-acceptance dan social comparison pada mahasiswa pengguna media sosial Instagram. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kuantitatif dengan desain korelasional. Sampel penelitian berjumlah 333 mahasiswa Universitas Syiah Kuala menggunakan teknik stratified random sampling. Pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan dua instrumen, yaitu Unconditional Self-Acceptance Questionnaire (USAQ), dan Iowa Netherland Comparison Orientation Measure (INCOM). Hasil analisis menunjukkan terdapat hubungan negatif yang signifikan antara self-acceptance dan social comparison pada mahasiswa pengguna media sosial Instagram dengan nilai koefisien korelasi Pearson sebesar r = -0,510 dengan p = < 0,001. Temuan ini menunjukkan bahwa semakin tinggi self-acceptance maka semakin rendah kecenderungan individu untuk melakukan social comparison.

Social comparison is a process in which individuals evaluate themselves and compare themselves to others. Among students who use Instagram, this process has the potential to affect their level of self-acceptance, because individuals who frequently engage in social comparison tend to have difficulty accepting themselves. This study aims to determine the relationship between self-acceptance and social comparison among students who use Instagram. This study uses a quantitative approach with a correlational design. The sample consisted of 333 students from Syiah Kuala University using stratified random sampling. Data collection was conducted using two instruments, namely the Unconditional Self-Acceptance Questionnaire (USAQ) and the Iowa Netherland Comparison Orientation Measure (INCOM). The results of the analysis showed a significant negative relationship between self-acceptance and social comparison among students who use Instagram social media, with a Pearson correlation coefficient of r = -0.510 with p = < 0.001. These findings indicate that the higher the self-acceptance, the lower the tendency for individuals to engage in social comparison.