Self-Esteem and Tendencies of Narcism Behavior of Twitter Users

Abstract

This study aims to empirically examine the relationship between self-esteem and the tendency of narcissistic behavior of Twitter users in Dusun Kadipaten Lor, Prambanan Klaten, Central Java. The hypothesis in this study is a positive relationship between self-esteem and the tendency of narcissistic behavior of Twitter users. The subjects of this research were 72 Twitter users in Dusun Dusun Lor. They are collecting data in this study using Google form, while the measurement tools used are the narcissism behavior scale and self-esteem scale. The data analysis technique used is Spearman’s Rho, because the data is not normally distributed. Based on the results of hypothesis testing, the correlation coefficient Spearman’s Rho = 0.475  is obtained with a significant value of p = 0.000. The test results show that the hypothesis is accepted, meaning there is a positive relationship between self-esteem and the tendency of narcissistic behavior of Twitter users. The self-esteem variable can affect narcissistic behavior by 22.56 %, and for the remaining 77.4 %, it is influenced by other variables not measured in this study.