IMPACT OF SOCIAL MEDIA ON MENTAL HEALTH OF STUDENTS

Abstract

Web-based social networking is an online association site where individuals cooperate to construct, offer and change their thought and remarks with respect to any data. During the previous decade, online long range social networking communication has caused significant changes in the manner individuals convey and cooperate. A descriptive study was conducted among top 2 deemed universities in Chennai with a sample of 90 respondents. It included questions on demographical information, the pattern of social networking usage, social relationship and health effects. The results found that there is a significant associations between time spent on social media and the number of SNS. There is a positive correlation between feeling anxious and serious active on SNS than in real life. This study concludes that more usage of social media, number of SNS and too much of time spent on social networking sites is affecting the student’s mental health such as depression and anxiety.