THE RELATIONSHIP OF SELF-ESTEEM TO NARCISSISTIC IN TEENAGERS USING TIKTOK SOCIAL MEDIA DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Abstract

During the Covid-19 pandemic, the government issued a policy of lock down. Lock down is the closure of access in an area so that people are not allowed to enter or leave the area. This has an impact on community activities, especially teenagers who do more activities and fill their spare time online, one of which is by using social media. Excessive use of TikTok social media can lead to narcissistic tendencies. Narcissistic tendencies are behaviors that lead to self-love that tend to be unrealistic. However, not all teenagers who exist on TikTok social media have narcissistic tendencies. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship of self- esteem to narcissistic tendencies in teenagers using TikTok social media during the covid-19 pandemic. A total of 349 TikTok users in Jabodetabek completed an online survey in the age range of 12 – 22 years. This study uses the Coopersmith Self-Esteem Inventory (CSEI) based on the theory proposed by Coopersmith (1967) which consists of 58 items to measure self-esteem and the Narcissistic Personality Inventory-16 (NPI-16) proposed by Ames et al. (2006) consisting of 16 items to measure narcissistic tendencies.