INFLUENCE OF SOCIAL MEDIA USE AND RESILIENCE ON MENTAL HEALTH OF GODFREY OKOYE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS
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Abstract
This study investigated influence of social media use and resilience on mental health of university
students. Two hundred and twenty-five (270) participants comprising; male (135) and female (135)
undergraduates drawn from Godfrey Okoye University Enugu, participated in the study.
Participant’s ages ranged from 16 years to 29 years (M = 23.12; SD = 2.34). Cluster and simple
random sampling technique were used in drawing the participants for the study. Two hypotheses
were formulated and tested. Three instruments were used in the study. They are; The 12-Item
General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12) (Goldberg & Williams 1988), The Brief Resilience Scale
(BRS) (Smith, Dalen, Wiggins, Tooley, Christopher, & Bernard, 2008), and Social Media Affinity
Scale (Gerlich, Browning, & Westermann 2010). Result showed that social significantly predicted
mental health among undergraduates. Resilience negatively significantly predicted mental health
among undergraduates. One practical implication of the study is that excessive use of social media
by undergraduates negatively impact their mental health. Similarly, resilience serves as protective
factors that enable undergraduates survive challenges of social media on mental health. Limitations
were made and suggestions/recommendation stated for further studies
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