Media Sosial Sebagai Platform Digital Pemicu Ketidakstabilan Kecemasan Generasi Z

Abstract

Generation Z is a generation that was born in 1998 – 2012, generation Z was born at the same time as the rapid development of
the internet and the emergence of several social media platforms. Social media is a medium for interaction between individuals in
exchanging information. Social media includes various ideas, ideas, opinions and content that are able to present new ways of
communicating with technology. This phenomenon certainly has a negative impact on the anxiety level of generation Z. This
research aims to reveal and prove a phenomenon that many generation Z currently experience, namely constant anxiety caused by the
use of social media, which has a negative impact on productivity and health levels. . This journal uses qualitative research. This
research uses a phenomenological approach method with a constructivist paradigm. This research analyzes the impact of social
media use on generation Z's anxiety levels. The results of this research prove that almost all generation Z have experienced or even still
often experience anxiety and restlessness when viewing social media content containing about someone's achievements or
successes, more specifically when viewing the content is from friends or people they know. From the results of interviews with 7
sources from Surabaya State University students who still belong to generation Z, new facts were discovered that Instagram is the
digital media platform that plays the most role in providing anxiety. This research will be useful for all generation Z as st udy
material in finding solutions to generation Z's anxiety which is triggered by high-intensity use of social media.