INVESTIGATE THE IMPACT OF SOCIAL MEDIA ON STUDENTS

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Abdulwahaab Alsaif

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Abstract

There are a huge number of individuals on the web who are interested to gather information about

others and meet other individuals, to assemble, share data and encounters on many areas and topics.

As a result of this, hundreds of social networking sites have been made, and they have pulled in a

large number of clients in the few short years that interpersonal interaction has turned into a marvel.

The key elements of the social media websites are fundamentally the same, yet each site attracts

variety of clients in a wide range of ways. Many of the social networking websites aim at gathering

huge public, while others draw in individuals based on race, sexual inclinations, religion, or

nationality. The social media websites are additionally different in the ways in which they appear

and join new data and specialized devices, similar to portable access, blogging, photograph and

video sharing [1].

The main aim of this study is to analyze and evaluate the various impacts of social media on

students. Efforts have been done to focus on most significant impacts with the help of the latest

literature review. The detailed study of literature review revealed that the major factors on which

social media has its impact in the life of students include their academic performance, social

behavior, health and privacy issues. The previous studies have shown that there has been a slight

difference in the impacts of social media on both male and female students. In order to confirm that,

major results have been analyzed with respect to gender as well. Some of the results are similar to

previous studies and researches, while some of the results are contrary to the previous work done in

this regard.

Table of Contents

Abstract - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3

List of figures - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6

1. Introduction - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7

2. Objectives - - - - - - - - - - - - - . 10

3. Literature Review - - - - - - - - - - - - 11

3.1. Web sources - - - - - - - - - - - - - 11

3.2. Research Papers: - - - - - - - - - - - - 14

4. Methodology - - - - - - - - - - - - - 19

4.1. Research Design - - - - - - - - - - - 19

4.1.1. Quantitative - - - - - - - - - - - - 19

4.1.2. Qualitative - - - - - - - - - - - - . 19

4.1.3. Chosen Research Design - - - - - - - - - 19

4.2. Data Collection - - - - - - - - - - - - 20

4.2.1. Quantitative Data - - - - - - - - - - - 20

4.2.2. Qualitative Data - - - - - - - - - - - - 20

4.2.3. Chosen Data Type - - - - - - - - - - . 20

4.3. Sampling Methodology - - - - - - - - - - - 20

4.4. Methods of Data Collection - - - - - - - - - . 21

4.4.1 Experiments - - - - - - - - - - - - 21

4.4.2 Observational Study - - - - - - - - - - 21

4.4.3. Surveys/Questionnaires - - - - - - - - - . 21

4.4.4 Chosen Data Collection Method - - - - - - - - . 21

4.4.5. Analysis of Data - - - - - - - - - - - 22

5. Results - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 22

5.1. Students under study - - - - - - - - - - - 22

5.2. Students' utilization of social media overall - - - - - - . 23

5.3. Students' utilization of social media w.r.t. gender - - - - - 23

5.4. Reason of using social media overall - - - - - - - - 23

5.5. Reason of using social media overall w.r.t. gender - - - - - - 24

5.6. Impacts of social media on students overall: - - - - - - - 25

5.7. Academics, Social Behavior, Privacy and Physical Health - - - - . 25

5.8. Impacts of social media on students w.r.t. gender - - - - - 32

5.9. Academics, Social Behavior, Privacy and Physical Health w.r.t. gender - 33

6. Discussion - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 39 5

6.1. Students under study - - - - - - - - - - - 39

6.2. Students' utilization of social media overall - - - - - - . 40

6.3. Students' utilization of social media w.r.t. gender - - - - - 40

6.4. Reason of using social media overall - - - - - - - - 40

6.5. Reason of using social media overall w.r.t. gender - - - - - 41

6.5.1. Academics - - - - - - - - - - - - . 41

6.5.2. Social Behavior - - - - - - - - - - - - 42

6.5.3. Privacy - - - - - - - - - - - - - 42

6.5.4. Peer Pressure - - - - - - - - - - - . 42

6.6. Impacts of social media on students w.r.t. gender - - - - - . 43

Conclusion - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 44

Limitations - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 45

Ethics - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 45

References - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 46

Annexes - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 48

Annex 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - . 48

Ethics approval from - - - - - - - - - - - . 48

Annex 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - . 52

Questionnaire - - - - - - - - - - - - - 52

Annex 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - . 56

PARTICIPANT INFORMATION SHEET - - - - - - - - - 56

Annex 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - . 57

PARTICIPANT CONSENT FORM - - - - - - - - - - 57

List of figures

Figure 1: Common Social Media Networks [2] - - - - - - - - . 8

Figure 2: Summary of teens using different social media websites - - - - - 12

Figure 3: Summary of internet users with respect to Gender, Age, Academic Level and

Salary - - - - - - - - - - - - - - . 12

Figure 4: Specializations of students under study - - - - - - - - 24

Figure 5: %age of students' answer to the question "How long have you been using social

networking sites?" - - - - - - - - - - - - . 25

Figure 6: %age of students' answer to the question "How many hours do you spend on

social networks?" - - - - - - - - - - - - 26

Figure 7: %age of students' answer to the question "Do you use any social networks?" with

respect to gender - - - - - - - - - - - - 27

Figure 8: : %age of students' answer to the question "How many hours do you spend on

social media?" with respect to gender - - - - - - - - 27

Figure 9 %age of students' answer to the question "Why do you use social networks?" - 28

Figure 10: %age of students' answer to the question "Why do you use social networks?"

with respect to gender - - - - - - - - - - - . 28

Figure 11%age of students' answer to the question "Do you think using social networks

helps you in your studies by any means?" - - - - - - - - 29

Figure 12: %age of students' answer to the question "Do you think using social networks

are posing negative effects on your studies by any means?" - - - - . 29

Figure 13: %age of students' answer to the question "Do you think using social networks

are posing positive effects on your studies by any means?" - - - - - 29

Figure 14: %age of students' answer to the question "What is the best advantage(s) of

using social networks?" - - - - - - - - - - - . 30

Figure 15: %age of students' answer to the question "Do you think usage of social

networks has any negative effects on your life?" - - - - - - .. 30

Figure 16: %age of students' answer to the question "What is the worst disadvantage of

social network usage?" - - - - - - - - - - - 30

Figure 17: %age of students' answer to the question "Do you evaluate the content you

publish on social networks?" - - - - - - - - - - . 31

Figure 18: %age of students' answer to the question "Do you think there are any privacy

issues related to social media networking?" - - - - - - - 31

Figure 19: %age of students' answer to the question "How does social networking affect

your real social life?" - - - - - - - - - - - 32

Figure 20: %age of students' answer to the question "Do you think the friends made

through social media are trustworthy?" with respect to gender - - - - - 33

Figure 21 %age of students' answer to the question "Are your parents aware of your social

networking activities?" - - - - - - - - - - - . 34

Figure 22: %age of students' answer to the question "Do you think using some kind of

social networking is essential for today's life?" - - - - - - - 34

Figure 23: %age of students' answer to the question "Have you ever regretted any

information that you shared/posted over social media?" - - - - - 35

Figure 24: %age of students' answer to the question "Please select the degree to which

peer pressure plays/have played any role in you joining a social media?" - - - 35

Figure 25: %age of students' answer to the question "Do you think using social networks

helps you in your studies by any means?" with respect to gender - - - - 36

Figure 26: %age of students' answer to the question "Do you think using social networks

are posing negative effects on your studies by any means?" with respect to gender . 36

Figure 27: %age of students' answer to the question "What is the best advantage of using

social networks?" with respect to gender - - - - - - - - 37

Figure 28: %age of students' answer to the question "What is the worst disadvantage of

social network usage?" with respect to gender - - - - - - - 38

Figure 29: %age of students' answer to the question "Do you evaluate the content you

publish on social networks?" with respect to gender - - - - - - . 38

Figure 30: %age of students' answer to the question "Do you think there are any privacy

issues related to social media networking?" with respect to gender - - - 39

Figure 31: %age of students' answer to the question "Please select the degree to which

peer pressure plays/have played any role in you joining a social media?" with respect

to gender - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 39

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