SOCIAL MEDIA, DISTRUST IN GOVERNMENT PADA MAHASISWA: STUDI KUALITATIF

Annisa Nadya Evelina; Indriyani Santoso

doi:10.54783/jin.v8i3.2116

Annisa Nadya Evelina Universitas Negeri Padang, Indonesia
Indriyani Santoso Universitas Negeri Padang, Indonesia

DOI: https://doi.org/10.54783/jin.v8i3.2116

Keywords: Trust in Government, Distrust in Government, Media Sosial, Mahasiswa, Kualitatif

Abstract

Maraknya isu politik di Indonesia sepanjang 2025–2026 yang ramai dibicarakan di media sosial menimbulkan pertanyaan mengenai kepercayaan mahasiswa terhadap pemerintah (trust in government). Penelitian ini bertujuan menggambarkan trust in government pada mahasiswa dan tema-tema yang melatarbelakanginya. Penelitian menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif. Data dikumpulkan melalui kuesioner pertanyaan terbuka (open ended question) kepada 124 mahasiswa yang dipilih secara purposive dan aktif mengikuti informasi pemerintahan di media sosial, lalu dianalisis dengan analisis tematik menggunakan NVivo. Sebanyak 225 kode awal digabungkan menjadi 84 node dan menghasilkan tiga tema emergen, yaitu dampak psikologis trust in government, kondisi emosional trust in government, dan ketidakpercayaan terhadap pemerintah (distrust in government). Kecemasan (49 kemunculan) dan kesedihan menonjol sebagai dampak psikologis, kekesalan (28 kemunculan) menjadi emosi yang paling sering muncul, sedangkan ketidakpercayaan (96 kemunculan) disertai sikap waspada dan skeptis. Temuan menunjukkan bahwa paparan berita negatif tentang pemerintah di media sosial berkaitan dengan menurunnya kepercayaan mahasiswa, yang direspons dengan upaya memverifikasi informasi secara lebih cermat.

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