Social media addiction on mental health of undergraduates

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Young people are avid social media users and, as such, might be prone to mental health issues because of the comparison kind life they see on media. The study was anchored theory; hence, it investigated influence Afe Babalola University undergraduates. survey design with a sample 382 chosen from population 8500 students. adopted purposive sampling technique respondents were based their usage It discovered that increased use leads deeper suffering in sense addicted interact more and value friends than real-life interactions family friends. also revealed moderate correlation between increase addiction users. Thus, significantly influences undergraduates university.

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ژورنال

عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Health Sciences (IJHS)

سال: 2022

ISSN: ['2550-6978', '2550-696X']

DOI: https://doi.org/10.53730/ijhs.v6ns6.9799