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        "msgid": "risks-behind-total-social-media-bans-for-teenagers-psychologist-explains-1773590144",
        "date": "2026-03-15 22:04:00",
        "title": "Risks Behind Total Social Media Bans for Teenagers, Psychologist Explains",
        "author": "Putri Rosmalia",
        "source": "MEDIA_INDONESIA",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "A clinical psychologist warns that imposing total social media bans on teenagers may backfire psychologically, triggering \"psychological reactance\" and stronger resistance to parental restrictions. Rather than outright prohibition, experts recommend collaborative parenting approaches that build self-control and digital literacy through open dialogue and mutually agreed-upon guidelines.",
        "content": "<p>Facing the dynamics of the digital era in 2026, parental anxiety over\nthe negative impacts of the internet often results in policies imposing\ntotal social media bans for teenagers. However, experts warn that this\nextreme measure to restrict social media access for adolescents could\nactually backfire on children\u2019s psychological development.<\/p>\n<p>Teresa Indira Andani, a clinical psychologist with a degree from\nUniversitas Indonesia, argues that completely blocking social media\naccess is not always effective and risks triggering stronger resistance\nfrom teenagers.<\/p>\n<p>In developmental psychology, adolescents are in a phase of increased\nautonomy needs. They have a natural drive to be independent and have\ntheir capabilities recognised in making their own decisions.<\/p>\n<p>Psychological reactance is an emotional response that emerges when\nsomeone feels their freedom is being excessively restricted, resulting\nin a strong motivation to perform the forbidden action as a form of\nfreedom restoration.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen rules feel too rigid, psychological reactance can emerge. This\noccurs when parents impose restrictions without opening space for\ndialogue,\u201d said Teresa in her statement on Friday (13\/3).<\/p>\n<p>According to the psychologist, commonly known as Tesya, there are\nseveral negative consequences that parents should be aware of if they\nadopt an overly authoritarian stance regarding technology.<\/p>\n<p>A more effective approach is to provide guidance and create\narrangements agreed upon together. The primary focus should no longer be\nlimiting from the outside, but rather building self-control from within\nthe child.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe goal is to help children learn to manage themselves.\nSelf-control needs to be practised, not forced,\u201d Tesya emphasised.\nThrough open communication, household rules will not become a source of\nconflict, but rather serve as safety guidelines for teenagers in the\ndigital world.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/risks-behind-total-social-media-bans-for-teenagers-psychologist-explains-1773590144",
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