Effect of social media use on learning, social interactions, and sleep duration among university students
Kolhar M, Kazi RNA, Alameen A
Saudi journal of biological sciences · 80 citations
How it was studied
- Design
- Cross-sectional study (classified by our AI screen)
- Studied in
- People
- Main outcome
- Health markers and function
Who paid for it
- Funding
- Independent funding
- University or hospital
- Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University
Based on 1 listed funder(s) and full-text disclosure statement.
Publication
- Published
- 2021-01-21 · Saudi J Biol Sci · vol. 28 · issue 4 · pp. 2216–2222
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Cited
- 315 citations · more than 100% of similar papers · 69.3× the field average
- Impact
- Top 10% most cited in its field
- References
- 52 works
- Access
- Open access (hybrid journal) · CC-BY-NC-ND
- Research areas
- Impact of Technology on Adolescents · Social Media in Health Education · Diverse Scientific Research Studies
- Keywords
- social media use, social networking sites, university students, academic performance, social interaction, sleep duration, bedtime, social media addiction, sedentary lifestyle, mental health
3 authors
From SA, IN
- Manjur Kolhar · correspondingPrince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University
- Raisa Nazir Ahmed KaziPrince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University; Al-Ameen Medical College
- Abdalla Abdelrahim Mohamed AlameenPrince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University
Abstract
Background
Social networking sites are widely used by university students. This study investigated the purposes for which social networking sites are used and their effects on learning, social interaction, and sleep duration.
Material and methods
A cross-sectional study was conducted among 300, 17-29-year-old female students at Prince Sattam bin Abdul Aziz University. A questionnaire was used to collect data. Chi-squared (Fisher's exact test) test was used to analyze the data.
Results
The results showed that 97% of the students used social media applications. Only 1% of them used social media for academic purposes. Whereas 35% of them used these platforms to chat with others, 43% of them browsed these sites to pass time. Moreover, 57% of them were addicted to social media. Additionally, 52% of them reported that social media use had affected their learning activities, 66% of them felt more drawn toward social media than toward academic activities, and 74% of them spent their free time on social media platforms. The most popular applications (i.e., based on usage) were Snapchat (45%), Instagram (22%), Twitter (18%), and WhatsApp (7%). Further, 46% and 39% of them reported going to bed between 11 pm and 12 am and between 1 am and 2 am, respectively. Finally, 68% of them attributed their delayed bedtime to social media use, and 59% of them reported that social media had affected their social interactions.
Conclusions
A majority of the participants reported prolonged use of social networking sites for nonacademic purposes. These habitual behaviors can distract students from their academic work, adversely affect their academic performance, social interactions, and sleep duration, and lead to a sedentary lifestyle and physical inactivity, which in turn can render them vulnerable to non-communicable diseases and mental health problems.
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