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EFFECTS OF SOCIAL MEDIA ADDICTION ON PSYCHOSOCIAL HEALTH OF UNIVERSITY STUDENTS

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Ambati Jagadeeswara Reddy1*, Rohit Ranjan2
» doi: 10.48047/ecb/2023.12.si5a.0203

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Background: Social media use has rapidly increased, raising worries about how it may affect mental health, particularly among young people. Basuroy (2023). The purpose of this review of the research is to investigate the connection between university students' use of social media, anxiety, depression, stress, and resilience. The review also emphasised the possible effects of social media addiction on outcomes related to mental health, interpersonal relationships, and academic achievement Material and Methods: To find pertinent articles published between 2015 and 2023, literature searches were conducted in databases such as Google Scholar, the National Centre for Biotechnology Information (NCBI), and PubMed. This was done utilising the PRISMA exclusion and inclusion criteria (recommended reporting items for systematic reviews and the meta-analyses technique). The present study comprises 39 empirical research studies. Results: The results indicate that social media addiction is adversely connected with resilience in college students and favourably associated with anxiety, despair, and stress. The research also suggested that the link between psychological distress and resilience may be mediated by social media addiction. Conclusion: The research found a number of elements, including boredom, loneliness, and low self-esteem, that support university students' addiction to social media. This study emphasises the need for more research in this field and the significance of tackling social media addiction among university students.

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