Pengaruh Self-Control terhadap Self-Disclosure pada Emerging Adulthood

Abstract. Social media has become the primary means for young people to interact and express themselves, including through self-disclosure. Instagram's Close Friends feature allows users to share personal information with a limited audience, but still has the potential to encourage oversharing, which can have negative impacts. Self-disclosure on social media is influenced by self-control, namely an individual's ability to regulate thoughts, emotions, and behavior before sharing information. This research is important because previous findings regarding the relationship between the two variables have been inconsistent. The study used a quantitative causality method with 397 emerging adulthood respondents (aged 18–25 years) in Bandung City who actively use the Close Friends feature. The instruments used were a self-control scale based on Averill's (1973) theory and a self-disclosure scale modified by Blau (2011) from Leung's theory. Data analysis was performed using simple linear regression. The results showed a significant positive effect between self-control and self-disclosure (p < 0.05) with a coefficient of determination of 0.417. The higher the self-control, the more selective and directed an individual's self-disclosure behavior. These findings emphasize the important role of self-control in regulating online disclosure of personal information during emerging adulthood. Abstrak. Media sosial menjadi sarana utama generasi muda untuk berinteraksi dan mengekspresikan diri, termasuk melalui self-disclosure. Instagram dengan fitur Close Friends memungkinkan pengguna berbagi informasi pribadi pada audiens terbatas, tetapi tetap berpotensi mendorong oversharing yang dapat berdampak negatif. Self-disclosure di media sosial dipengaruhi oleh self-control, yaitu kemampuan individu mengatur pikiran, emosi, dan perilaku sebelum membagikan informasi. Penelitian ini penting karena temuan sebelumnya mengenai hubungan kedua variabel masih belum konsisten. Penelitian menggunakan metode kuantitatif kausalitas dengan 397 responden emerging adulthood (usia 18–25 tahun) di Kota Bandung yang aktif memakai fitur Close Friends. Instrumen yang digunakan adalah skala self-control berdasarkan teori Averill (1973) dan skala self-disclosure yang dimodifikasi Blau (2011) dari teori Leung. Analisis data dilakukan dengan regresi linier sederhana. Hasil menunjukkan adanya pengaruh positif signifikan antara self-control dan self-disclosure (p < 0,05) dengan koefisien determinasi 0,417. Semakin tinggi self-control, semakin selektif dan terarah perilaku self-disclosure individu. Temuan ini menegaskan pentingnya peran self-control dalam mengatur pengungkapan informasi pribadi secara daring pada masa emerging adulthood.