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Social media refers to applications that allow users to interact with each other
through the creation and exchange of media, text, and calls within a network. Some
TikTok. In addition, the negative impact that excessive social media use can have on
Consequently, it has the potential to have both positive and negative effects on them.
Deterioration in mental health is one of the side effects stemming from social media
overuse.
Social media causes increased use and problems due to their attractions.
Hence, it can affect mental health, especially in students. This study aim of
determining the relationship between the use of social media and the mental health
of students. While social media can sometimes be a self-esteem booster, it can also
cause you to experience feelings of inadequacy about your life and your appearance.
Even if you know that the images you see online are manipulated or represent
someone else’s highlight reel, they can still cause feelings of insecurity, envy, and
dissatisfaction.
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
platform. While each has its benefits, it’s important to remember that social media
can never be a replacement for real world human connection. It requires in person
contact with others to trigger the hormones that alleviate stress and make you feel
happier, healthier, and more positive. Ironically for a technology that’s designed to
bring people closer together, spending too much time engaging with social media can
actually make you feel more lonely and isolated and exacerbate mental health
On the other hand, some studies have also highlighted the positive aspects of
social media usage. It can provide a sense of connection, support, and opportunities
for self-expression. Social media platforms can serve as a platform for sharing
issues.
media usage and mental health, researchers have been investigating various factors
such as the amount of time spent on social media, types of content consumed, social
Overall, the background of this study is driven by the need to uncover the
nuanced relationship between social media usage and mental health, recognizing
both the potential risks and benefits it may have on individuals’ well-being.
General Problem
This study aimed to determine the effects of using social media in the mental health
of grade 11 students at San Francisco High School Saint Ruiz Street Poblacion East,
Lamut Ifugao.
Specific Problem
To determine the relationship between the social media and mental health issues of
1.2 Sex?
1.3 Age?
2. What is the relationship between Social Media Usage on the Mental Health of
OBJECTIVES
General Objectives
To understand the relationship of social media usage to the mental health of the
students and the factors that contribute to the negative effect of mental
Health.
Specific Objective
I. The aim of this study is to examine the relationship of social media usage
and its effect to the mental health of the Grade 11 students of San
II. To determine the effect of social media usage to the various aspects of
This research study will identify the relationship between Social Media
Usage and Mental Health of Grade 11 students of San Francisco High School with
the focus on students Health and wellness promotion and illness prevention.
This study will mainly identify and asses in regards on how does grade 11
students of San Francisco High School uses social media and how does it affects
students from the Senior High School Grade 11 of San Francisco High School only.
This study is taken for the First Semester for the Academic Year 2023- 2024.
Students. This study will help the students to limit their time spending on Social
Media and to take more care of their Health since this will provide information about
the Effects of using social media to their mental health. This student would be able to
Teachers. They could help each other in implementing plans in helping the students
to focus and concentrate to their studies thus, they can treat this problem objectively.
Parents and Guardians. Parents and Guardians should encourage their children to
share their problem, it is also to know how their children behave at school. Likewise,
this would give them the opportunity to help, guide their children in leading with
problem that may affect performances specially with regards to their academics.
Future Researchers. The conduct studies will further open doors for future
researchers to refine and expand the relationship between Social Media usage and
Mental Health. This may serve as a source of information to the future researchers.
CHAPTER II
It is easier now to track what friends, frenemies, and foes are doing and to monitor
raises and falls in status on a near-constant basis. There is more social pressure to
lives, creating time and social pressures that put people at risk for the negative
physical and psychological health effects that can result from stress. Stress might
come from maintaining a large network of Facebook friends, feeling jealous of their
keep up with status updates on Twitter, and the “fear of missing out” on activities in
faulty cognition, and people tend to use social networks to escape from internal and
over the use of social networks and the allocation of time to these networks in such
way that, it affects other social activities of individuals such as occupational and
health and causes behavioral disorders, depression, anxiety and mania. In this
stress. It is
believed that addiction to social networking is higher in people with anxiety, stress,
abilities, solve everyday life problems, work well, and make a significant contribution
to the lives of their communities. There is debated presently going on regarding the
benefits and negative impacts of social media on mental health. Social networking is
a crucial element in protecting our mental health. According to the theory, people
who spend more time in sedentary behaviors such as Social media use have less
time for face-to-face social interaction, both of which have been proven to be
protective against mental disorders. On the other hand, social theories found how
Social media use affects mental health by influencing how people view, maintain, and
interact with their social network. A number of studies have been conducted on the
impacts of social media, and it has been indicated that the prolonged use of social
media platforms such as facebook may be related to negative signs and symptoms of
depression, anxiety, and stress. furthermore, social media can create a lot of
pressure to create the stereotype that others want to see and also being as popular
people’s lives. Social media has many positive and enjoyable benefits, but it can also
lead to mental health problems. Previous research found that age did not have an
effect but gender did; females were much more likely to experience mental health
than males. A number of studies have been conducted on the impacts of social
media, and it has been indicated that the prolonged use of social media platforms
anxiety, and stress. Furthermore, social media can create a lot of pressure to create
the stereotype that others want to see and also being as popular as others. (Azeezat
Jacquelyn and Zia (2021) Stated that Many people in today’s world live with their
networks that alert users to updates on friends, favorite celebrities, and global
events. Social media has become firmly integrated into a lot of people’s daily lives.
According to the Pew Research Center, 72% of people in the United States now use
social media. At its core, social media is a powerful communication tool that has
changed how individuals interact with one another. It speeds up how people
exchange and share information, thoughts, and ideas across virtual networks.
because their increased use of social media is occurring during a time of identity
formation, where they are free to explore various life possibilities and develop new
values. Furthermore, their use occurs when critical brain circuits involved in emotion
plays a large role in their day-to-day lives, Patterns and frequency of use have the
potential to become problematic. On this level, youth are more at risk for facing
interfere with their social relationships; this in turn puts them at risk for experiencing
vulnerable group of social media users, and it is important to better understand the
outcomes for well-being that are associated with this type of problematic social media
use. Yet, the magnitude of impact social media has on adolescents and emerging
2022, p.2).
According to the current study, people with low household income were more likely to
use social media, most likely because low-income people seek free information and
services due to a lack of access to facilities and equipment in the real world or
because they seek assimilation with people around them. Inconsistent with our
findings, Hruska et al. reported that people with high household income levels made
much use of social media, probably because of cultural, economic, and social
more time on social media due to the need for more emotional attention, the search
for a life partner, or a feeling of loneliness. This also led to the problematic use of
social media. According to the results, Fars people used social media more than
other ethnic groups, but this difference was insignificant. This finding was consistent
with Perrin’s study, but the population consisted of people aged 18 to 65. In the
current study, there was a significant relationship between gender and mental health,
so that women had lower mental health than men. The difference was in health
sociology. Consistent with the present study, Ghasemi et al. indicated that it
opportunity for them to use health services. (Abouzar et al., 2023, p.73).
The use of social networks is strongly correlated with the development of anxiety and
subjective happiness, and a sense of mental deprivation. The majority of the cited
literature predicts that the likelihood of social media-induced mental health problems
is directly proportional to the amount of time spent on these sites, the frequency of
usage, and the number of platforms being used. Various possible explanations have
comparisons, social media burnout, stress, lack of emotional regulation due to social
Many studies have reported a significant association between social media use and
depressive symptoms (Primack et al., 2017; Twenge et al., 2018). For instance, a
large-scale study by Twenge et al. (2018) found that adolescents who spent more
time on social media were more likely to report depressive symptoms than those who
suggest that increased social media use is associated with higher levels of anxiety
(Vannucci et al., 2017; Woods & Scott, 2016). A study by Vannucci et al. (2017)
found that young adults who reported high levels of social media use also reported
higher levels of anxiety symptoms. Self-Esteem, some studies have found a negative
relationship between social media use and self-esteem (Fardouly et al., 2015; Vogel
et al., 2014). Fardouly et al. (2015) found that participants who spent more time on
comparison. Sleep Quality, Research has also suggested that social media use can
negatively impact sleep quality (Levenson et al., 2017; Scott et al., 2017). Levenson
et al. (2017) found that Individuals who reported higher levels of social media use
had poorer sleep quality and Increased sleep disturbances. (Tyler, 2023).
Hasan (2023) Explains that one of the primary features of social media is chatting. As
a social network, chats are a powerful method of communication among social media
users. They may take the form of group or private chats. According to, young people
media chatrooms. Private chats are not exempted, as ref. found that constant
chatting with other people without feeling their physical presence is one reason for
the increase in mental health issues among social media users. The outcome is more
directly cause depression and other mental health problems, it can exacerbate an
individual’s symptoms if one engages in long chats. The studies further caution that
young people must be careful when chatting with their peers on social media. (p.14).
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