| dc.description.abstract | The study aimed to examine the association of Instagram use and
social anxiety, both directly and indirectly through social
comparison. This study used correlational design that involves
survey to 123 Instagram users (Male = 26.8%, Female = 73.2%,
Mage =21, SDage = 1.34) actively post their contents on daily basis.
All variable was measured through self report in which Instagram
use was measured through its three dimensions: interaction,
browsing and broadcasting. The results showed a significant
relationship between interaction and social comparison in
Instagram. However, the other hypotheses on the association
between other dimensions of Instagram use and social anxiety as
well as social comparison were not supported by the data.
Nevertheless, through this study, we also found that the users‟
activities on Instagram are orthogonal, in which one activity (e.g.,
interaction) was negatively correlated with other activities (e.g.,
browsing and broadcasting). | en_US |
