Mental Health of College Students and Its Relation to Life Satisfaction and Social Media Abuse

Muhammad Defrianto  -  Faculty of Human Ecology, Institut Pertanian Bogor, Bogor, Indonesia
Alfiasari Alfiasari*  -  Faculty of Human Ecology, Institut Pertanian Bogor, Bogor, Indonesia

(*) Corresponding Author
DOI: 10.21580/sa.v15i2.6590
Adolescents are known for their critical development period due to problems they often face in their daily lives. The problem occurs as a result of adolescent developmental tasks that have not been appropriately fulfilled. One of the problems of adolescents is social media abuse. This study analyzes college students' mental health and their relation to life satisfaction and social media abuse. This research is a quantitative approach that involved 302 college students from the Vocational School of IPB University as respondents. The sampling technique used convenience sampling considering the data is taken online and distributed to as many population members as possible. With this technique, respondents are assumed to be willing to fill out the questionnaire because they feel more comfortable and safer. The results prove that male students in this study more often abuse social media than female students. College student life satisfaction in this study is not related and does not influence mental health and social media abuse. Mental health is proven to be related and influenced by abuse behavior, where an increase in mental health will decrease the tendency of social media abuse on college students.

Keywords: college students; life satisfaction; mental health; social media abuse

  1. Agusti, Riska Dwi Cahyani Wahyu, and Tino Leonardi. “Hubungan Antara Kesepian dengan Problematic Internet Use pada Mahasiswa.” Jurnal Psikologi Klinis dan Kesehatan Mental 4, no. 1 (2015): 9–13.
  2. Ardiansyah, Atrof. “Hubungan antara Dukungan Sosial Teman Sebaya dengan Kebahagiaan pada Mahasiswa.” Universitas Islam Negeri Sultan Sarif Kasim Riau, 2014.
  3. Chukwudi, John Henry, and Egbeyemi Taiwo. “Use and Abuse of Social Networking Websites (Facebook) among Undergraduate Students in Tai Solarin University of Education.” In Proceedings of the 2nd Interdisciplinary Conference of TASUED-UCC 2016, Tai Solarin University of Education, Nigeria, 2016.
  4. Deniz, Metin. “Istraživanje Virtualnog Zlostavljanja Učenika Osnovne Škole s Pozicija Zlostavljača i Žrtve u Odnosu Na Spol, Razred i Socioekonomski Status.” Croatian Journal of Education 17, no. 3 (2015): 659–80. https://doi.org/10.15516/cje.v17i3.835.
  5. Fergusson, D. M., G. F.H. McLeod, L. J. Horwood, N. R. Swain, S. Chapple, and R. Poulton. “Life Satisfaction and Mental Health Problems (18 to 35 Years).” Psychological Medicine 45, no. 11 (2015): 2427–36. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0033291715000422.
  6. Fisher, Eddie John. “From Cyber Bullying to Cyber Coping: The Misuse of Mobile Technology and Social Media and Their Effects on People’s Lives.” Business and Economic Research 3, no. 2 (2013): 127–45. https://doi.org/10.5296/ber.v3i2.4176.
  7. Frith, Emily. “Social Media and Children’s Mental Health: A Review of the Evidence.” The Education Policy Institute, 2017, 1–29.
  8. Glazzard, Jonathan, and Samuel Stones. “Social Media and Young People’s Mental Health.” In Technology and Child Mental Health, 32. London: IntechOpen, 2009. https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.88569.
  9. Goldberg, D., and P. Williams. A User’s Guide to the General Health Questionnaire. Windsor: NFER, 1998.
  10. Grigg, Margaret, and Shekhar Saxena. “Promoting Mental Health Nursing Research in Low and Middle Income Countries.” International Nursing Review 51, no. 4 (2004): 194–95. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1466-7657.2004.00268.x.
  11. Hadjam, M., and Wahyu Widhiarso. “Pengujian Model Peranan Kecakapan Hidup terhadap Kesehatan Mental.” Jurnal Psikologi UGM 38, no. 1 (2011): 61–72. https://doi.org/10.22146/jpsi.7665.
  12. Hidayat, Dede Rahmat. Bimbingan Konseling: Kesehatan Mental di Sekolah. Bandung: Remaja Rosdakarya, 2013.
  13. Kreitman, N. “Mental Health for All?” BMJ: British Medical Journal 299, no. 6711 (1989): 1292–93. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.299.6711.1292.
  14. Li, Dongping, Wenhua Zhang, Xian Li, Yueyue Zhou, Liyan Zhao, and Yanhui Wang. “Stressful Life Events and Adolescent Internet Addiction: The Mediating Role of Psychological Needs Satisfaction and the Moderating Role of Coping Style.” Computers in Human Behavior 63 (2016): 408–15. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2016.05.070.
  15. Linsiya, R.W. “Perbedaan Kepuasan Hidup antara Mahasiswa Strata 1 (S1) dan Strata 2 (S2).” Psycology Forum UMM 1, no. 7 (2015): 284–87.
  16. Longstreet, Phil, and Stoney Brooks. “Life Satisfaction: A Key to Managing Internet & Social Media Addiction.” Technology in Society 50 (2017): 73–77. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techsoc.2017.05.003.
  17. Lounsbury, John W., Richard A. Saudargas, Lucy W. Gibson, and Frederick T. Leong. “An Investigation of Broad and Narrow Personality Traits in Relation to General and Domain-Specific Life Satisfaction of College Students.” Research in Higher Education 46, no. 6 (2005): 707–29. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11162-004-4140-6.
  18. Naslund, John A., Stuart W. Grande, Kelly A. Aschbrenner, and Glyn Elwyn. “Naturally Occurring Peer Support through Social Media: The Experiences of Individuals with Severe Mental Illness Using YouTube.” Edited by Lieuwe De Haan. PLoS ONE 9, no. 10 (2014): e110171. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0110171.
  19. Nasrullah, Rulli. Media Sosial Perspektif Komunikasi, Budaya, dan Sosioteknologi. Bandung: Simbiosa Rekatama Media, 2015.
  20. Natalia, El Chris. “Remaja, Media Sosial dan Cyberbullying.” Jurnal Ilmiah Komunikasi 5, no. 2 (2016): 119–37. https://doi.org/10.33508/jk.v5i2.991.
  21. Nayana, Firra Noor. “Kefungsian Keluarga dan Subjective Well-Being pada Remaja.” Jurnal Ilmiah Psikologi Terapan 1, no. 230–244 (2013). https://doi.org/10.22219/jipt.v1i2.1580.
  22. Nishida, Atsushi, Marcus Richards, and Mai Stafford. “Prospective Associations between Adolescent Mental Health Problems and Positive Mental Wellbeing in Early Old Age.” Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health 10, no. 1 (2016): 12. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13034-016-0099-2.
  23. Novianti, Dyanza Sri, and Alfiasari Alfiasari. “Kepuasan Hidup Mahasiswa Tingkat Pertama: Kaitannya dengan Karakter Mahasiswa dan Gaya Pengasuhan Orang Tua.” Jurnal Ilmu Keluarga dan Konsumen 10, no. 1 (2017): 13–23. https://doi.org/10.24156/jikk.2017.10.1.13.
  24. Pandie, Mira Marleni, and Ivan Th. J. Weismann. “Pengaruh Cyberbullying di Media Sosial terhadap Perilaku Reaktif sebagai Pelaku Maupun sebagai Korban Cyberbullying pada Siswa Kristen SMP Nasional Makassar.” Jurnal Jaffray 14, no. 1 (2016): 43–62. https://doi.org/10.25278/jj.v14i1.188.43-62.
  25. Pantic, Igor. “Online Social Networking and Mental Health.” Cyberpsychology, Behavior and Social Networking 17, no. 10 (2014): 652–57. https://doi.org/10.1089/cyber.2014.0070.
  26. Pedrelli, Paola, Maren Nyer, Albert Yeung, Courtney Zulauf, and Timothy Wilens. “Buku Panduan Program Ijazah Dasar Sesi Akademik 2013/2014.” Acad Psychiatry 39, no. 5 (2015): 503–11. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40596-014-0205-9.College.
  27. Puvill, Thomas, Jolanda Lindenberg, Antonius J.M. De Craen, Joris P.J. Slaets, and Rudi G.J. Westendorp. “Impact of Physical and Mental Health on Life Satisfaction in Old Age: A Population Based Observational Study.” BMC Geriatrics 16, no. 1 (2016): 1–9. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-016-0365-4.
  28. Radovic, Ana, Theresa Gmelin, Bradley D. Stein, and Elizabeth Miller. “Depressed Adolescents’ Positive and Negative Use of Social Media.” Journal of Adolescence 55, no. 1 (2017): 5–15. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.adolescence.2016.12.002.
  29. Raharjo, Yosua Ong, and Agnes Maria Sumargi. “Dukungan Sosial dan Kepuasan Hidup pada Mahasiswa Universitas Katolik Widya Mandala Surabaya yang Berasal dari Luar Jawa.” Experienta: Jurnal Psikologi Indonesia 6, no. 1 (2018): 1–10. https://doi.org/10.33508/exp.v6i1.1785.
  30. Rim, Chinwon, and David Y. Son. “Hyperbranched Poly(Carbosilanes) from Silyl-Substituted Furans and Thiophenes.” Macromolecules 36, no. 15 (2003): 5580–84. https://doi.org/10.1021/ma026022i.
  31. Sanjaya, Ridwan. Menyiasati Tren Digital pada Anak dan Remaja. Jakarta: Elex Media Komputindo, 2011.
  32. Saripah, Ipah, and Ajeng Nurul Pratita. “Kecenderungan Perilaku Cyberbullying Peserta Didik Berdasarkan Jenis Kelamin.” Pedagogia 16, no. 3 (2018): 180. https://doi.org/10.17509/pdgia.v16i3.13553.
  33. Siswanto, Siswanto. Kesehatan Mental: Konsep, Cakupan, dan Perkembangannya. Yogyakarta: Andi Offset, 2007.
  34. Smith, Peter, Fran Thompson, and Saba Bhatti. “Ethnicity, Gender, Bullying and Cyberbullying in English Secondary School Pupils.” Studia Edukacyjne 23 (2012): 7–18.
  35. Sujarwoto, Sujarwoto, Gindo Tampubolon, and Adi Cilik Pierewan. “A Tool to Help or Harm? Online Social Media Use and Adult Mental Health in Indonesia.” International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction 17, no. 4 (2019): 1076–93. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11469-019-00069-2.
  36. West, Nalini Maria. “The Relationship among Personality Traits, Character Strengths, and Life Satisfaction in College Students.” Dissertation Abstracts International: Section B: The Sciences and Engineering 67, no. 10-B (2007): 6107.
  37. West, Nalini Maria. “The Relationship Among Personality Traits, Character Strengths, and Life Satisfaction in College Students.” University of Tennessee, Knoxville, 2006.
  38. WHO. Investing in Mental Health: Evidence for Action. Geneva, Switzerland: World Health Organization, 2003.
  39. Wiryada, Okik Adishya Banu, Nuke Martiarini, and Tri Esti Budiningsih. “Gambaran Cyberbullying pada Remaja Pengguna Jejaring Sosial di SMA Negeri 1 dan SMA Negeri 2 Ungaran.” Intuisi: Jurnal Psikologi Ilmiah 9, no. 1 (2017): 86–92. https://doi.org/10.15294/intuisi.v9i1.9577.
  40. Wood, Melissa. “The State of Mental Health on College Campuses.” Inquiry: The Journal of the Virginia Community Colleges 17, no. 1 (2012): 5–15.
  41. Zulaiha, Siti, Sagiman Sagiman, and Mutia Mutia. “Edukasi Literasi Informasi bagi Anak dan Remaja untuk Meminimalisir Penyalahgunaan Media Jejaring Sosial.” Jurnal Harkat: Media Komunikasi Gender 15, no. 2 (2019): 116–25. https://doi.org/10.15408/harkat.v15i2.13469.

Open Access Copyright (c) 2020 Sawwa: Jurnal Studi Gender
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Publisher:
Center for Gender and Child Studies (Pusat Studi Gender dan Anak)
LP2M, Universitas Islam Negeri Walisongo, Semarang.
Central Java, Indonesia

Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License

Sawwa Visitor Statistics
 
apps