Travel Down Memory Lane: Autobiographical Memory On Traveling Experiences And Sns Posting Behavior As A Predictor Of Human Life Satisfaction

Elmy Bonafita Zahro; Syifa Auliya Nurazizah; Shafa Fatin Ahmad; Indah Wahyu Utami; Aisyah; Feri Suprapto

Authors

Elmy Bonafita Zahro Department of Psychology Universitas Brawijaya, Malang
Syifa Auliya Nurazizah Department of Psychology Universitas Brawijaya, Malang
Shafa Fatin Ahmad Department of Psychology Universitas Brawijaya, Malang
Indah Wahyu Utami Department of Psychology Universitas Brawijaya, Malang
Aisyah Department of Psychology Universitas Brawijaya, Malang
Feri Suprapto Department of Sociology Universitas Indonesia, Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy

Keywords:

autobiography memory, traveling experience, SNS posting behavior, life satisfaction

Abstract

This research aims to see how autobiographical memory on traveling experiences and social networking sites (SNS) posting behavior as a predictor of life satisfaction. The criteria of participants in this research are young adults who have travel experience and post it on social media platforms, such as Instagram, Whatsapp Story, Twitter, Facebook, TikTok, Pinterest, and Locket Widget. 342 participants in this research filled out the traveling questionnaire and were asked to recall their most memorable traveling experiences. After that, they should take several questionnaires consisting of an autobiography recollection test, satisfaction with life scale, and SNS posting behavior (frequency of social media usage and revisiting posted travel content on social media). Happiness is seen from indicators of high life satisfaction, high positive emotions, and high subjective well-being. In this research, we focused on the variable life satisfaction. Statistical analysis of this research uses simple regression. This research shows that recalling autobiographical memories from traveling experiences is a significant predictor of life satisfaction (R square 0.081, p < 0.01). When there is a moderator variable, namely SNS posting behavior, it is known that the prediction of recalling autobiographical memories from traveling experiences on life satisfaction is significantly stronger (R square 0.097, p < 0.01). From the results of this research, ways to promote holidays can be developed to create a "healing" impact for many as is often mentioned on social media.

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