INSTAGRAM SEBAGAI AJANG EKSISTENSI DIRI PADA SISWA SMA TUNAS BARU JIN SEUNG KOTA BATAM

Abstract

Instagram is an application that has its own appeal from several other social media which makes this application much in demand by its users around the world. The Instagram application has various features that can support its users' existence, such as sharing photos, taking videos, applying digital filters and other video effect features. The various features provided to users, especially among teenagers, make their reason for using Instagram so that it appears to exist in the eyes of others so that without realizing it will make users addicted to using the Instagram application. The research objective is to find out how the self-existence of the Tunas Baru Jin Seung High School students in Batam City in the use of Instagram social media. The type of research method used is qualitative research methods using purposive sampling data collection techniques. The data analysis technique in this study used an interactive model by Miles and Hubermen. The results of this study found that the self-existence of the Tunas Baru Jin Seung High School Students was only a personal pleasure in entertaining themselves by watching videos, providing information and seeking information.