Association between social media use and depression among university students
Joint Authors
Abd al-Aziz, Abd al-Rashid
Rizqi, Perdani Sawai
Salih al-Din, Hidayah
Qasmani, Muhammad Faysal
Source
Al-‘Abqari : Journal of Islamic Social Sciences and Humanities
Issue
Vol. 25, Issue 1 (31 Dec. 2021), pp.18-32, 15 p.
Publisher
Islamic Science University of Malaysia Faculty of Leadership and Management
Publication Date
2021-12-31
Country of Publication
Malaysia
No. of Pages
15
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The most widely used social media such as Twitter, Instagram and Facebook have changed the way we communicate with others especially amongst youth.
It has been a major part of such activities in their lives.
However, the most alarming situation is that youth are mostly students.
It has been identified that those who spent more time online have evidenced more symptoms of depression.
On that note, this study concerns to (i) identify the level of depression and (ii) to find out the relationship between social media and depression among them who are among undergraduate students.
In order to retrieve the data, a set of questionnaire was distributed to 150 students of local university in Malaysia, that consists of three sections which are demographic information, Social Media Addiction Scale-Student Form (SMAS-SF) and Beck Depression Inventory 2nd Edition (BDI-II).
There were two variables analyzed using Pearson correlation test.
In short, the result showed that there is a correlation between social media and depression, r=0.199, n=150, p=<0.01.
From this finding, it depicts that social media is significantly related and have positive relationship to depression among students involved.
This study also provides such valuable information for counsellors and lecturers to identify students who have suffered depression and could help them to manage the problem.
It also creates awareness among parents to be more alert with their children’s emotion.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Salih al-Din, Hidayah& Rizqi, Perdani Sawai& Abd al-Aziz, Abd al-Rashid& Qasmani, Muhammad Faysal. 2021. Association between social media use and depression among university students. Al-‘Abqari : Journal of Islamic Social Sciences and Humanities،Vol. 25, no. 1, pp.18-32.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1420030
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Salih al-Din, Hidayah…[et al.]. Association between social media use and depression among university students. Al-‘Abqari : Journal of Islamic Social Sciences and Humanities Vol. 25, no. 1 (2021), pp.18-32.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1420030
American Medical Association (AMA)
Salih al-Din, Hidayah& Rizqi, Perdani Sawai& Abd al-Aziz, Abd al-Rashid& Qasmani, Muhammad Faysal. Association between social media use and depression among university students. Al-‘Abqari : Journal of Islamic Social Sciences and Humanities. 2021. Vol. 25, no. 1, pp.18-32.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1420030
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Record ID
BIM-1420030