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Association Between Social Media Use And Depression Among University Students

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dc.contributor.authorHidayah Sallehuddinen_US
dc.contributor.authorRezki Perdani Sawaien_US
dc.contributor.authorAbdul Rashid Abdul Azizen_US
dc.contributor.authorMohd Faizal Kasmanien_US
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-29T08:06:55Z
dc.date.available2024-05-29T08:06:55Z
dc.date.issued2021-09
dc.date.submitted2021-11-25
dc.descriptionVol. 25 No. 1 (2021): Journal of Islamic Social Sciences and Humanitiesen_US
dc.description.abstractThe most widely used social media such as Twitter, Instagram and Facebook have changed the way of communication between people especially amongst youth. It has been identified that individuals who spent more time online experienced more symptoms of depression. Therefore, this study was done to identify the level of depression and to find out the relationship between social media and depression among undergraduate students. This is a quantitative study using a survey method involving 150 students of local university in Malaysia. The questionnaire consists of three sections which are demographic information, Social Media Addiction Scale-Student Form (SMAS-SF) and Beck Depression Inventory 2nd Edition (BDI-II). The finding indicates that majority of the respondents (44% ) have minimal depression while only 13.3% has severe depression. Pearson correlation test has been employed to investigate the relationship between social media and depression. The result showed that there is a correlation between social media and depression, r=0.199, p=<0.01. In conclusion, it depicts that social media is significantly related and have positive relationship to depression among students. This study provides valuable information for counsellors and lecturers to identify students who have suffered from depression related to social media use and help in managing the students.en_US
dc.identifier.citationSallehuddin, H. , Sawai, R.P. , Abdul Aziz, A.R. and Kasmani, M.F. 2021. Association Between Social Media Use and Depression Among University Students. ‘Abqari Journal. 25, 1 (Sep. 2021), 18-32. DOI:https://doi.org/10.33102/abqari.vol24no2.311.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.33102/abqari.vol24no2.311
dc.identifier.epage32
dc.identifier.issn2232-0431
dc.identifier.issue1
dc.identifier.other2402-33
dc.identifier.spage18
dc.identifier.urihttps://abqarijournal.usim.edu.my/index.php/abqari/article/view/311
dc.identifier.urihttps://oarep.usim.edu.my/handle/123456789/14222
dc.identifier.volume25
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUSIM Pressen_US
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Islamic Social Sciences and Humanities (Al-'Abqari)en_US
dc.subjectsocial media, depression, students, mental health.en_US
dc.titleAssociation Between Social Media Use And Depression Among University Studentsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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