Definisi Self-Esteem
Menurut Rosenberg (1965), self-esteem merupakan suatu evaluasi positif ataupun negatif
terhadap dirinya sendiri. Dengan kata lain, self-esteem adalah bagaimana seseorang memandang
dirinya sendiri. Hal ini merupakan aspek penting dalam kesejahteraan individu secara psikologis.
Self-esteem yang tinggi sering dikaitkan dengan kepercayaan diri dan kebahagiaan emosional,
sementara self-esteem yang rendah dikaitkan sering dikaitkan dengan kecemasan dan depresi
(Yap, 2022).
Menurut Coopersmith (1967), self-esteem dapat diukur dari empat aspek, yaitu yaitu
kekuasaan (power), keberartian (significance), kebajikan (virtue), dan kemampuan (competence).
Individu dengan self-esteem tinggi ditandai dengan adanya kemampuan untuk mengendalikan
dirinya sendiri dan orang lain, serta penerimaan perhatian dan afeksi yang tinggi dari orang lain.
Selain itu, individu tersebut juga patuh terhadap kode moral dan etika yang berlaku di
masyarakat serta kompeten dalam mengerjakan berbagai tugas dan pekerjaan dengan baik.
Kesimpulan
Media sosial memiliki dampak terhadap self-esteem individu, baik secara positif maupun
negatif. Penguatan identitas kelompok, self-concept clarity yang lebih baik, dan perasaan
diterima di lingkup sosial merupakan beberapa contoh bahwa media sosial dapat meningkatkan
self-esteem individu. Namun sebaliknya, self-esteem juga dapat menurun melalui media sosial,
seperti munculnya perasaan tidak puas terhadap penampilan fisik, perbandingan diri sendiri
dengan orang lain, hingga presentasi image diri yang tidak sesuai realitas. Dapat disimpulkan
bahwa dampak media sosial terhadap self-esteem dapat bervariasi tergantung konteks, situasi,
serta individu itu sendiri.
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