DETERMINING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SOCIAL MEDIA APPEARANCE CONSCIOUSNESS AND SELF-ESTEEM IN ADOLESCENTS (Original Research)
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Title
DETERMINING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SOCIAL MEDIA APPEARANCE CONSCIOUSNESS AND SELF-ESTEEM IN ADOLESCENTS (Original Research)
Subject
adolescent; self-esteem; social media; appearance consciousness
Description
Introduction: Adolescents' active use of social media raises curiosity about how they
appear on social media platforms. This situation may cause changes in their personality.
This study was conducted to determine the relationship between social media
appearance consciousness and self-esteem in adolescents.
Method: This cross-sectional study was conducted between January and March 2023.
The study involved 1103 students from three different high schools located in a province
in eastern Turkey. As part of the study process, data were collected using the
"Questionnaire", "Appearance-Related Social Media Consciousness Scale" and
"Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale". To analyze the data, percentages, averages, independent
sample t-tests, one-way ANOVA, Pearson correlation, and regression analysis were
performed. The significance level in all tests was set at 0.05. Shao's method was employed
to assess the conformity of the data to normal distribution. As a result, the Skewness
value was 0.409, the Kurtosis value was -0.370, and it was determined that the data
showed a normal distribution between -3 and +3.
Results: The mean age of the students in the study was 26.8% 15 years old, 62.2% were
male, and 27% were 9th-grade students. The mean total score of the students was
41.11±17.74 for the Appearance-Related Social Media Consciousness Scale and
29.36±6.35 for the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale. It was determined that there was a
positive correlation between the scores of the Appearance-Related Social Media
Consciousness Scale and the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (p<0.05).
Conclusions: In conclusion, it was observed that increasing social media appearance consciousness scores was associated with higher self-esteem levels.
appear on social media platforms. This situation may cause changes in their personality.
This study was conducted to determine the relationship between social media
appearance consciousness and self-esteem in adolescents.
Method: This cross-sectional study was conducted between January and March 2023.
The study involved 1103 students from three different high schools located in a province
in eastern Turkey. As part of the study process, data were collected using the
"Questionnaire", "Appearance-Related Social Media Consciousness Scale" and
"Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale". To analyze the data, percentages, averages, independent
sample t-tests, one-way ANOVA, Pearson correlation, and regression analysis were
performed. The significance level in all tests was set at 0.05. Shao's method was employed
to assess the conformity of the data to normal distribution. As a result, the Skewness
value was 0.409, the Kurtosis value was -0.370, and it was determined that the data
showed a normal distribution between -3 and +3.
Results: The mean age of the students in the study was 26.8% 15 years old, 62.2% were
male, and 27% were 9th-grade students. The mean total score of the students was
41.11±17.74 for the Appearance-Related Social Media Consciousness Scale and
29.36±6.35 for the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale. It was determined that there was a
positive correlation between the scores of the Appearance-Related Social Media
Consciousness Scale and the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (p<0.05).
Conclusions: In conclusion, it was observed that increasing social media appearance consciousness scores was associated with higher self-esteem levels.
Creator
Tugba Oluc and Gulsun Ayran
Source
http://dx.doi.org/ 10.20473/pnj.v6i2.55879
Publisher
UNAIR
Date
September 2024
Contributor
Sri Wahyuni
Rights
ISSN : 26563894
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PDF
Language
English
Type
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Citation
Tugba Oluc and Gulsun Ayran, “DETERMINING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SOCIAL MEDIA APPEARANCE CONSCIOUSNESS AND SELF-ESTEEM IN ADOLESCENTS (Original Research),” Repository Horizon University Indonesia, accessed April 26, 2026, https://repository.horizon.ac.id/items/show/11827.