THE INFLUENCES OF SOCIAL MEDIA ON THE BEHAVIOUR OF THE TEENAGERS

Abstract

Social media at present is one of the most engaging activities online. Popularly used by almost everyone in this generation, users range from children to adults where teenagers are considered the heaviest users. By being so active online, they are exposed to various forms and contents both positive and negative. The various forms and contents of this type of media expose the teenagers to all sorts of materials.
Social media has turned into an essential element of individuals’ lives including students in today’s world of communication. Its use is growing significantly more than ever before especially in the post-pandemic era, marked by a great revolution happening to the educational systems. Recent investigations of using social media show that approximately 3 billion individuals worldwide are now communicating via social media). This growing population of social media users is spending more and more time on social network groupings, as facts and figures show that individuals spend 2 h a day, on average, on a variety of social media applications, exchanging pictures and messages, updating status, tweeting, favouring, and commenting on many updated socially shared information.
In order to gather sufficient data, specific procedures are followed. On the scheduled dates, an overview of the study is presented before administering the survey. Open communication is established to build rapport with the survey participants to minimize hesitations in answering the survey questions. All of these data gathered are then tallied on tables for a comprehensive presentation and discussion.

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