Implikasi Mental Health Gen Z Akibat Pengaruh Media Sosial dalam Pandangan Hukum di Indonesia

Abstract

Generation Z, born between the mid-1990s and early 2010s, has grown up in a highly connected digital environment. Social media plays a central role in their daily lives, offering a platform for communication, self expression and access to information. However, social media use also poses significant challenges related to mental health. In Indonesia, those with mental health problems are often viewed as ungrateful and unlucky. This research uses empirical juridical research with an activity plan for 3 months and the scope of Gen Z. This research was conducted in Surakarta City. The materials used in this research are primary legal materials and secondary legal materials. Data collection techniques in the form of questionnaires and analysis techniques, namely qualitative analysis. The purpose of this study is to examine and describe the mental health implications of the influence of social media in the view of legal awareness. The results of the discussion of this research are social media offers benefits to Gen Z, such as social support, opportunities for creative expression, and access to education. However, negative impacts are also significant, including increased anxiety, depression, cyberbullying, and sleep disorders. These factors are often trigerred by unrealistic social comparisons, pressure to be perfect, and exposure to negative content. Gen Z’s legal awareness experiences mental health, because it is triggered by criminal acts committed by Gen Z on social media that result in dealing with the law. This is influenced by knowledge of legal rules, awareness, respect and obedience or compliance with legal rules.