Are we too connected to social media? An explanatory research the problematic social media use in self-esteem, phubbing and procrastinating behaviour

Indonesia is in the first position in the category of users with the highest screen time duration, which triggers problematic social media use (PSMU). Previous research has consistently proven PSMU to be related to dysfunctional behavior and harmful daily life activities, which affects academic. Therefore, this research aimed to measure the PSMU procrastination level of youths, phubbing behavior, and self-esteem. Generalized Structured Component Analysis (GSCA) was used to identify the structural relationships relevant to a multivariate dataset of 770 cross-sectional convenient samples aged 17 to 30 collected through an online questionnaire. The result obtained four hypotheses with a significant positive effect, and two negative impacts. This showed that PSMU will cause procrastination, including worse academic performance on mental and physical health. In addition, the higher the PSMU, the greater the possibility of phubbing in relation to friendship quality, and weakening communication within the family. An increase in PSMU tends to affect self-esteem leading to inferiority due to constant comparison of achievements with other social media users.