Title: Impact of social media
Author:-
- Prachi somnathe (21230023714)/F1
- Deepak Nikhare (21230023075)/F1
- Rishita Goyal (21230023456)/F1
Introduction:-
Social media has had a profound impact on our lives, both positive and negative. Connection and communication, Social media has made it easier than ever to stay connected with friends and family, even if they live far away. Social media is a powerful tool for sharing information and raising awareness about important issues. Social media can help people find communities of like-minded individuals .Social media can be addictive, and it’s easy to get lost in scrolling through feeds for hours on end. Social media can be a breeding ground for cyberbullying and harassment. People can be cruel and anonymous online, which can have devastating consequences for the victims. Social media can have a negative impact on mental health, especially for young people. Seeing images of other people’s seemingly perfect lives can lead to feelings of inadequacy and depression.
Overall, social media is a powerful tool that can be used for good or evil. It’s important to be aware of both the positive and negative impacts of social media and to use it responsibly.
Objectives:-
To understand the underlying phenomenon of the survey –
- Psychological impacts – Examining the effects of social media on mental health,self-esteem, body image, and social comparison.
- Educational impacts- Exploring how social media affects learning, student engagement, and access to information.
- Health impacts- Studying the influence of social media on health information sharing, public health campaigns, and health-related behaviors.
Literature Review:-
- Bernard John Kolan (2018), “Effect of Social Media on Academic Performance of Students in Ghanaian Universities: A Case Study of University of Ghana, Legon.” Different forms of education including distance education has been widely patronized and facilitated to some degree through these social media networks. Acquiring information both locally and internationally from friends, lectures or experts is no longer a struggle as compared to the olden days and the internet is the ultimate master behind this success. “Social media is a useful servant but a dangerous master” and can also be “described as a two edge sword” and as such, users especially students must be alert about its dangers and be prudent in its utilization
- Madhur Raj Jain (2012), “Impact of social networking sites in the changing mindset of youth on social issues-A study of Delhi-NCR youth” According to this paper, It was found that these social networking sites are acting as great medium for view mobilization. People are feeling free in sharing their thoughts on any issue and even youth is raising their voice against social acts like violation of Human Rights, corruption etc. Most of the people think that youth can play a positive role in changing our society which is represent in most of the responses to different queries.
Data Collection:-
We have formed Five question and we have asked 100 student of Finance Batches on Likert scale where Strongly Disagree, Disagree, Neutral, Agree and Strongly Agree where the options on the basis of which mean, standard deviation, Standard error and T-stat/Z was calculated. This data was primarily collected by us. The total of 101 responses were obtained from the survey.
Data Analysis:-
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Q5 | |
| mean | 3.613861 | 3.435644 | 3.138614 | 3.39 | 3.821782 |
| standard deviation | 1.168652 | 1.075523 | 0.965029 | 1.303035 | 1.197324 |
| standard error | 0.116285 | 0.107019 | 0.096024 | 0.129657 | 0.119138 |
| t stat | 5.278927 | 4.070731 | 1.443534 | 3.007941 | 6.897722 |
| Result | positive | positive | positive | positive | positive |
Conclusion:-
Q1. I spend most time online is it a big worry for mental health, like being addicted ?
For question 1 we take Alternate Hypothesis as t-stat = 5.28 which is more than 1.96.
Therefore, people spending more time online is a big worry for mental health.
Q2.I feel more informed, but less connected after scrolling?
For question 2 we take Alternate Hypothesis as t-stat = 4.07 which is more than 1.96.
Therefore, people feel more informed, but less connected after scrolling.
Q3.I scroll, but rarely react is fleeting content good ?
For question 3 we take Alternate Hypothesis as t-stat = 1.44 which is more than 1.96.
Therefore, people scroll, but rarely react .
Q4.Does trying to show a perfect life on social media make people feel bad?
For question 4 we take Alternate Hypothesis as t-stat = 3 which is more than 1.96.
Therefore, trying to show a perfect life on social media make people feel bad.
Q5.I think experiencing online bullying can contribute to mental health problems .
For question 5 we take Alternate Hypothesis as t-stat = 6.89 which is more than 1.96.
Therefore, experiencing online bullying can contribute to mental health problems.