Erfani, Nafha Amalia (2025) Pemanfaatan Media Sosial Dalam Membangun Hubungan Pertemanan Dengan Lawan Jenis (Studi Penggunaan Instagram Di Kalangan Siswi Madrasah Aliyah Diniyah Putri Pekanbaru). Other thesis, Universitas Islam Riau.

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Abstract

he rapid development of technology and the popularity of the social media platform Instagram have brought significant changes to female students' social interactions. This research is motivated by the prevalent use of social media, particularly Instagram, which has reshaped the dynamics of adolescent social interaction, including opposite-sex friendships, at Madrasah Aliyah Diniyah Putri Pekanbaru. This study aims to investigate how Instagram is utilized to build opposite-sex friendships and to thoroughly understand this phenomenon. The research employs a qualitative narrative approach. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews with the female students of Madrasah Aliyah Diniyah Putri Pekanbaru, as well as through observations and documentation of the interviews and their Instagram accounts. The results of the study show that Instagram is used by female students as a means of communicating with the opposite sex friendships. The platform is a primary choice due to its offer of comfort, a sense of security, and significant freedom of expression compared to direct face- to-face interactions, thereby effectively boosting the self-confidence of the majority of students when communicating with the opposite sex. Instagram also facilitates the expansion of friendship networks, including connections with individuals they have not met physically. Direct Message (DM) and Story features are predominantly used, highlighting the students' preference for personal, practical, and non-public communication spaces. The analysis of these findings is further connected to Marshall McLuhan's Media Ecology Theory, which emphasizes that the medium itself shapes human thought patterns, behaviors, and interactions.

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