Perbedaan Body Dissatisfaction Ditinjau dari Jenis Kelamin di Fakultas Psikologi UMA Angkatan 2020

Abstract

Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengidentifikasi perbedaan tingkat Body dissatisfaction berdasarkan jenis kelamin pada penggunaan media sosial Instagram di Fakultas Psikologi UMA angkatan 2020. Penelitian melibatkan 130 mahasiswa dari fakultas tersebut, yang dipilih menggunakan metode purposive sampling. Data dikumpulkan melalui penggunaan skala Likert untuk mengukur persepsi body dissatisfaction, kemudian dianalisis menggunakan uji T-test. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan adanya perbedaan signifikan dalam tingkat Body dissatisfaction antara pria dan wanita. Hipotesis yang diajukan bahwa terdapat perbedaan signifikan dalam Body dissatisfaction berdasarkan jenis kelamin diterima. Nilai mean Body dissatisfaction untuk pria adalah 56.29, menunjukkan tingkat Body dissatisfaction rendah/positif. Sementara itu, wanita memiliki nilai mean sebesar 87.40, yang mengindikasikan tingkat Body dissatisfaction yang lebih tinggi/negatif. Penelitian ini mengkonfirmasi bahwa wanita cenderung memiliki tingkat Body dissatisfaction yang lebih tinggi dibandingkan pria dalam konteks penggunaan media sosial Instagram. Hasil ini dapat memberikan wawasan penting tentang bagaimana media sosial mempengaruhi persepsi diri dan body image individu berdasarkan jenis kelamin, serta implikasinya terhadap kesehatan mental dan pola perilaku di kalangan mahasiswa psikologi. The aim of this research is to identify differences in levels of Body dissatisfaction based on gender in the use of Instagram social media in the UMA Faculty of Psychology class of 2020. The research involved 130 students from the faculty, who were selected using a purposive sampling method. Data was collected using a Likert scale to measure perceptions of body dissatisfaction, then analyzed using the T-test. The results showed that there were significant differences in the level of body dissatisfaction between men and women. The hypothesis proposed that there is a significant difference in Body dissatisfaction based on gender is accepted. The mean Body dissatisfaction value for men is 56.29, indicating a low/positive level of Body dissatisfaction. Meanwhile, women had a mean value of 87.40, which indicates a higher/negative level of Body Dissatisfaction. This research confirms that women tend to have higher levels of Body dissatisfaction than men in the context of Instagram social media use. These results may provide important insight into how social media influences individuals' self-perception and body image based on gender, as well as the implications for mental health and behavioral patterns among psychology students.