Addiction to Social Media Platforms Among Undergraduate Students

Year : 2024 | Volume :02 | Issue : 01 | Page : 1-9
By

Susai Mari

Jannatabi A. Ganjigatti

Divya Tellis

Jeevita

Daniya Grace Jimson

Fiona Babu

Gangamol P. Siju

Janaki G. Haller

Jayalakshmi Nagesh Naik

Jerlin Niveditha K.

  1. Vice Principal St. Ignatius Institute of Health Sciences Karnataka India
  2. Student St. Ignatius Institute of Health Sciences Karnataka India
  3. Student St. Ignatius Institute of Health Sciences Karnataka India
  4. Student St. Ignatius Institute of Health Sciences Karnataka India
  5. Student St. Ignatius Institute of Health Sciences Karnataka India
  6. Student St. Ignatius Institute of Health Sciences Karnataka India
  7. Student St. Ignatius Institute of Health Sciences Karnataka India
  8. Student St. Ignatius Institute of Health Sciences Karnataka India
  9. Student St. Ignatius Institute of Health Sciences Karnataka India
  10. Student St. Ignatius Institute of Health Sciences Karnataka India

Abstract

Social media addiction is characterized by an excessive preoccupation with social media platforms, leading to an inability to control the urge to engage with them, which in turn disrupts various aspects of life. A substantial majority, approximately 90%, of individuals aged 18 to 29 years, utilize some form of social media. Statistics suggest that the global prevalence of social media addiction exceeds 210 million individuals. The study sought to assess the degree of social media addiction among undergraduate students, employing a non-experimental descriptive design. A total of 400 undergraduate students were chosen through convenience sampling from a degree college. The research utilized a demographic questionnaire and the Social Media Addiction Scale–Student Form. Findings indicated that 49% of participants exhibited a moderate to high level of social media addiction, while 63% demonstrated a moderate to very high level of addiction towards virtual information. Notably, significant correlations were observed between social media addiction and factors such as the students’ field of study (p = 0.000005) and the amount of time spent on media per day for academic purposes (p = 0.000474). The study concluded that students displayed varying degrees of social media addiction, warranting interventions to regulate their social media usage behaviours.

Keywords: Social media addiction, undergraduate students, demographic questionnaire, academic purposes

[This article belongs to International Journal of Community Health Nursing And Practices(ijchnp)]

How to cite this article: Susai Mari, Jannatabi A. Ganjigatti, Divya Tellis, Jeevita, Daniya Grace Jimson, Fiona Babu, Gangamol P. Siju, Janaki G. Haller, Jayalakshmi Nagesh Naik, Jerlin Niveditha K.. Addiction to Social Media Platforms Among Undergraduate Students. International Journal of Community Health Nursing And Practices. 2024; 02(01):1-9.
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Volume 02
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Received February 3, 2024
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