RELATIONSHIP OF THE INTENSITY OF USING SOCIAL MEDIA AND MENTAL HEALTH IN ADOLESCENTS AT MA RABITHATUL ULUM KRANGKENG INDRAMAYU DISTRICT IN 2023

The use of social media in Indonesia had reached 196.7 million people. More than 19
million people aged 15 years experienced mental emotional disorders. Students at MA
Rabithatul Ulum were allowed to bring mobile phone but might use it during recess.
Content on mobile phones such as chatting and other social media could erode mental
health. Disturbed mental health was caused by several factors, one of which was social
media. This study used a quantitative cross-sectional approach with using total sampling
technique. The instruments used were questionnaires on the intensity of social media use

and a mental health inventory-18 questionnaires (MHI-18). Data analysis using Chi-
square.

The results of the study found that respondents had a low intensity of using social media
with good mental health. As many as 83 respondents have a low intensity of using social
media 61.4% and respondents who have good mental health as much as 57.8%. for high
intensity of using social media with poor mental health as much as 62.5%, and for the
low intensity of using social media with good mental health as much as 50%. The results
of the study showed that there was a relationship between the intensity of using social
media and mental health. For teenagers who access social media, it is suggested to be
able to make good use of social media.