Assess the Impact on Usage of Social Media on Mental Health Behavior among Adolescents residing in selected area.

PSYCHIATRIC NURSING

Adolescence is a period of transition between childhood and adulthood, a time of profound biological, intellectual and physical changes. During this period an individual reaches physical and sexual maturity, develops more sophisticated reasoning attitudes and makes educational and occupational decisions that will shape his adult career. The addictive part of the social media is very bad and can disturb personal lives as well. The teenagers are the most affected by the addiction of the social media. They get involved very extensively and are eventually cut off from the society. Objectives: To assess the impact on usage of social media on mental health behavior among adolescents. To associate the impact on usage of social media on mental health behavior among adolescents with selected demographical variables. Methodology: Research approach: quantitative approach, descriptive research design was used for 100 samples by convenient sampling technique. Results: The result shows that out of 100 sample, 59[59%] of sample were under the category of moderate users , 25[25%] of them were the category of severe users and the 16[16%] of them were the category of mild users of social media. There is no significant association between the selected demographical variables with the impact of usage of social media on mental health among adolescents.

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