A Study to Assess the Social Media Addiction among College students in a selected College, Kottayam

"A study to assess social media addiction among college students in a selected college Kottayam," conducted by the 3rd year B.Sc nursing students of Little Lourdes College of Nursing. The sample consists of 60 college students selected by convenient sampling technique. It was a descriptive...

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Published in:Asian Journal of Nursing Education and Research 2021-04, Vol.11 (2), p.302-304
Main Authors: Kurian, Ann Maria, Joseph, Anumol, Chacko, Ashili, Thomas, Jeenamol, Ravikumar, Karthika T, Parvathy, V S, Jose, Anajo, Greeshma, M, Joseena, S V M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Addictions
Adolescents
College students
Data collection
Internet
Knowledge
Library associations
Medical libraries
Nursing administration
Nursing education
Questionnaires
Sampling techniques
Social Media
Social networks
Social research
Sociodemographics
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Summary:"A study to assess social media addiction among college students in a selected college Kottayam," conducted by the 3rd year B.Sc nursing students of Little Lourdes College of Nursing. The sample consists of 60 college students selected by convenient sampling technique. It was a descriptive survey with quantitative approach. A modified social media app addiction rating scale consist of 30 descriptive phrases used to rate the response from respondents and questionnaire to collect socio demographic variables. Rating score at median level considered as moderate users, above median level considered as dependent users and below median level considered as non dependent users. The major findings of the study revealed that 41.7% were dependent users, 50% were non dependent users and 8.3% were moderate users. The present study revealed that dependent users were on border line.
ISSN:2231-1149
2349-2996
DOI:10.5958/2349-2996.2021.00073.2