Authors: Mr. Bakshish Kumar
Abstract: Human beings are social creatures. We need the companionship of others to thrive in life, and the strength of our connections has a huge impact on our mental health and happiness. Being socially connected to others can ease stress, anxiety, and depression, boost self-worth, provide comfort and joy, prevent loneliness, and even add years to your life. On the flip side, lacking strong social connections can pose a serious risk to your mental and emotional health. In today’s world, many of us rely on social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat, YouTube, and Instagram to find and connect with each other. This paper aimed to study the mental health of students in relation to use of social media. 120 graduate students were taken as sample for the study. Mental health inventory developed by Jagdish & Srivastva and Social media scale (Self made Questionnaire) were used for data collection. Coefficient of correlation and t-test were used by the researcher for analysis of data. The results show that a positive and significant correlation between mental health and use of social media was found among graduate students. No significant difference of mental health among male and female, urban and rural graduate students was found. Male students are using more social media as compare to their female counterparts.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17960075
