A STUDY ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND ITS IMPACT ON THE ANXIETY OF THE YOUTH IN PUNE REGION

Authors

  • Esha Bansal India Author
  • Gaurav Kharpude India Author

Keywords:

Social Media, Social Media Usage, Anxiety

Abstract

The purpose of the present study is to explore the impacts of social media and social media usage on anxiety among the youth. A total of 269 students from the city Pune participated in this research survey. To interpret and collect the data, Version 28 of software SPSS was used. To analyze the data in depth, methods like Regression Analysis and Pearson Correlation were used. The findings of the study interpreted that social media has an impact on anxiety of the students. Anxiety has a positive correlation with social media and social media usage.

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2023-07-18

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A STUDY ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND ITS IMPACT ON THE ANXIETY OF THE YOUTH IN PUNE REGION. (2023). International Journal of Management (IJM), 14(5), 9-19. https://lib-index.com/index.php/IJM/article/view/IJM_14_05_002