Prediksi Kontrol Diri dan Usia terhadap Disinhibisi Daring pada Pengguna Media Sosial X

The Predictive Role of Self-Control and Age on Online Disinhibition among X Social Media Users

Media sosial X memungkinkan kebebasan berekspresi yang tinggi bagi penggunanya dan berpotensi memicu disinhibisi daring. Kontrol diri berperan penting dalam membantu individu mengelola dorongan dan respons di ruang digital. Penelitian ini bertujuan menguji kemampuan kontrol diri dalam memprediksi disinhibisi daring serta menelaah konsistensinya ketika usia kronologis dikontrol. Penelitian menggunakan pendekatan kuantitatif dengan desain survei cross-sectional dan korelasional, dengan melibatkan 367 pengguna aktif media sosial X di Indonesia dengan usia emerging adult (18-25 tahun) dan age 30 transition (28-33 tahun). Instrumen yang digunakan adalah Brief Self-Control Scale dan Measure of Online Disinhibition. Analisis regresi menunjukkan bahwa kontrol diri secara signifikan memprediksi disinhibisi daring dengan arah negatif, baik sebelum maupun setelah usia dikontrol, sementara usia tidak memberikan kontribusi prediktif yang bermakna. Temuan ini menegaskan bahwa disinhibisi daring lebih dipengaruhi oleh kemampuan kontrol diri dibandingkan usia kronologis individu.

Social media X allows users a high degree of freedom of expression and has the potential to trigger online disinhibition. Self-control plays an important role in helping individuals manage their impulses and responses in the digital space. This study aims to test the ability of self-control to predict online disinhibition and examine its consistency when chronological age is controlled. The study used a quantitative approach with a cross-sectional and correlational survey design, involving 367 active users of social media X in Indonesia within the emerging adulthood (18-25 years) and age 30 transition (28-33 years) age groups. The instruments used were the Brief Self-Control Scale and the Measure of Online Disinhibition. Regression analysis showed that self-control significantly predicted online disinhibition in a negative direction, both before and after age was controlled, while age did not provide a meaningful predictive contribution. These findings confirm that online disinhibition is more influenced by self-control ability than by an individual's chronological age.