EDUKASI TENTANG SELFITIS UNTUK MENURUNKAN KECANDUAN SELFI PADA REMAJA DI RT 002 RW 007 KELURAHAN SEMBUNG KABUPATEN TULUNGAGUNG

Abstract

Selfitis is an activity that describes the habit of taking excessive selfies, the uploading them to social media sites. Selfies have become a habit for many people and can indeed fulfill the need for self-actualization. But if done excessively and uncontrollably, the habit of selfie can be a symptom of a mental disorder, in teenagers this can be a time full of social anxiety and depression. Health counseling was held on December 10, 2020 with pre-test and post-test. The results of the pre-test on 15 adolescents, 8 adolescents (53%) said they did not know about meaning of selfitis, 5 adolescents (33,3%) said they did not know the cause of selfitis, 12 adolescents (80%) did not know the signs of selfitis and 10 adolescents (66,7%) did not know the impact of selfiti, and 13 adolescents (86,7 %) did not know about selfisitis treatment. The results of post-test, 15 adolescents (100%) stated that they knew and understood the meaning, causes, and effects of selfitis, while 12 adolescents (80%) stated that they knew and understood the signs and treatment of selfitis. The existence of self-awareness to control the use smartphones wisely is expected to prevent adolescents from falling into the mental disorder selfitis.