Pengaruh Loneliness terhadap Online Disinhibition: HEXACO’s Personality sebagai Moderator
Abstract
Abstract. Loneliness is a condition where individuals feel psychological discomfort due to feelings of dissatisfaction in social interactions or relationships. High levels of loneliness in social media users increase the phenomenon of online disinhibition effect, this phenomenon occurs when individuals show less inhibited behaviour in online interactions compared to face-to-face interactions. The HEXACO personality aspects, which include Honesty-Humility, Emotionality, Extraversion, Agreeableness, Conscientiousness, and Openness to Experience, are used to understand how personality differences can moderate the relationship between loneliness and online disinhibition effect. Quantitative methods were used in this study involving 412 social media user respondents. The instruments used include the UCLA Loneliness Scale Version 3, the Online disinhibition effect scale, and the Brief HEXACO Inventory (BHI) scale. Data analysis was conducted using moderation regression to test the research hypothesis. The results showed that loneliness has a significant influence on the online disinhibition effect. The results of moderating regression analysis show that loneliness has an influence of 18.7% on online disinhibition. Individuals who feel lonely show more disinhibited behaviour in their online interactions. In addition, the HEXACO personality aspect moderates the relationship between loneliness and online disinhibition.
Abstrak. Loneliness merupakan suatu kondisi dimana individu merasakan ketidaknyamanan secara psikologis yang diakibatkan perasaan tidak puas dalam interaksi atau hubungan sosial. Tingkat loneliness yang tinggi pada pengguna media sosial meningkatkan fenomena online disinhibition effect, fenomena ini terjadi ketika individu menunjukkan perilaku yang kurang terhambat dalam interaksi secara online dibandingkan dengan interaksi secara tatap muka. Aspek kepribadian HEXACO, yang meliputi Honesty-Humility, Emotionality, Extraversion, Agreeableness, Conscientiousness, dan Openness to Experience, digunakan untuk memahami bagaimana perbedaan kepribadian dapat memoderasi hubungan antara loneliness dan online disinhibition effect. Metode kuantitatif digunakan dalam penelitian ini dengan melibatkan 412 responden pengguna media sosial. Instrumen yang digunakan meliputi UCLA Loneliness Scale Version 3, skala Online disinhibition effect, dan skala Brief HEXACO Inventory (BHI). Analisis data dilakukan dengan menggunakan regresi moderasi untuk menguji hipotesis penelitian. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa loneliness memiliki pengaruh yang signifikan terhadap online disinhibition effect. Hasil analisis regresi moderating menunjukkan bahwa loneliness memiliki pengaruh sebesar 18.7% terhadap online disinhibition. Individu yang merasa kesepian menunjukkan perilaku yang lebih disinhibisi dalam interaksi online mereka. Selain itu, aspek kepribadian HEXACO memoderasi hubungan antara loneliness dan online disinhibition effect, di mana aspek kepribadian emotionality memperkuat pengaruh loneliness sebesar 20.7% terhadap perilaku online disinhibition. Hasil penelitian ini menegaskan bahwa loneliness dapat mendorong perilaku disinhibisi online, memperkuat pemahaman tentang mekanisme psikologis di balik fenomena ini. Peran moderasi aspek kepribadian HEXACO menunjukkan bahwa individu dengan profil kepribadian tertentu lebih rentan terhadap efek disinhibisi online ketika merasa kesepian.
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