INVESTIGATING THE EFFECTS OF SOCIAL MEDIA ON THE WELL-BEING OF TEENAGERS
Received: 28th July 2022; Revised: 16th March 2023, 6th May 2023; Accepted: 11th May 2023
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.20319/pijtel.2023.72.7794Keywords:
Social Media, Happiness Score, Well-Being, Performance in School, Self-Esteem, Teenagers, Screen TimeAbstract
There has been a positive association between screen time and depressive symptoms among adolescents. Research has found that using social media will increase self- comparisons especially if the engagement is passive. This would therefore increase the chances of depression and lower well-being. However, after investigating social media further, I found that the results were counter-intuitive and controversial on an individual level, especially for the youth. The objective of this work is to investigate the effect of social media on the well-being of teenagers. For this research paper, I asked many students to refrain from the use of social media for 33 hours and then tested their happiness score before and after. Then, I conducted a t-Test which showed a statistically significant difference in the mean of happiness scores before and after the experiment.
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