Author: Sangeeta Dey & Dr. Silali Banerjee
DOI Link: https://doi.org/10.70798/Bijmrd/03100009
Abstract: This article focuses on the behavioural study of an individual due to excess use of social media in daily life. This study was conducted among school students reading in class VIII (secondary section) of Don Bosco School Agartala, a convent Co-Educational school affiliated to CBSE Board of west Tripura district.The sample of the present study consisted of 123 students. Questionnaire was provided containing six items based on Bergen Social Media Addiction Scale each reflecting one of the core addiction components (salience, mood modification, tolerance, withdrawal, conflict, relapse) was used with total score ranging from 6 – 30. It was developed by Andreassen et al. (2016) as an adaptation of the Bergen Facebook Addiction Scale. Response format is in the 5 point Likert scale ranging from 1 as Very Rarely, 2 as Rarely, 3 as sometimes, 4 as often and 5 as very often. Higher scores indicate more problematic use.The scale is free for academic research and validated across multiple languages. It has excellent internal consistency (Cronbach’s α ≈ 0.80–0.85 in most studies).A common research cut-off for “at-risk” is ≥19. Observation states among all five options Sometimes option has been rated as highest in compared to other options. It can be concluded that use of social media bring some positive and negative changes in behaviour of an individual in their daily life. Future in-depth high-quality study might understand effects on health inequalities and determine which aspects of social media are most harmful.
Keywords: Social Media, Behaviour, Excess Use, Adolescents, Psychological Problems.
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