Social media use and depression among UPSI students

Penggunaan media sosial dan kemurungan dalam kalangan pelajar UPSI

Abstract

Social media plays a huge role in the daily life of today's society. Social media has become one of the media that has multiple functions and is very popular with every community compared to other media. Depression is a mental disorder in which an individual's feelings are disturbed and cause prolonged feelings of sadness, fatigue and lack of energy, quick anger and also loss of interest in daily activities. Depression is also common among students at the primary, secondary or university levels. Depression can be detected through student behaviors such as anxiety, stress and stress.  This study was conducted to examine the association between social media use and depression among UPSI students. This study used a quantitative method by using a survey form which has 3 parts, namely parts A, B and C. This form was distributed to 100 students of Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI) as a sample of the study. The selection of study samples was based on a simple random sampling selection. Data analysis was conducted using SPSS version 25. The results of this study are expected to shed light on how the problem of depression and social media use are closely related to each other and can also be overcome through getting closer to religion