scholarly journals Analyze the Usage of Social Media and Its Effects on Tertiary Level Students Social Life

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 140-151
Author(s):  
Sajjat Hossain ◽  
Nazrul Islam ◽  
Tabiur Rahman Prodhan
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Survey Methods ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Tertiary Level ◽  
Future Studies ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Qualitative Approaches ◽  
High Effect ◽  
The Impact

Social media (SM) are the fundamental component of the tertiary-level students’ daily life, but it’s a major concern that the usage of social media has various effects on the students’ social life. The goal of the research was to examine the usage of SM and its effects on the students’ social life at the tertiary level. The hypothesis of this study was to identify the association between the daily checking frequencies of SM and the effects of SM on tertiary level students’ social, academic and personal life. To meet the study purpose, researchers employed quantitative survey methods and conducted a questionnaire-based face to face survey among 126 (67 male and 59 female) respondents, selected by the techniques of simple random sampling, the ages of the respondents were between 18 to 26 and studied at two tertiary level institutes in Rangpur city, the northern part of Bangladesh, which was selected purposively. From the participants, 94.44% had an account on SM. The popular SM was Facebook (90.48%). Most of the respondents’ were (80.95%) used SM for entertainment. 62.7% of the students spent 1 to 4 hours in a day for SM usage. The using time is continuously increased among 77.78% of respondents while they start using SM. For measuring the SM Usage Effects (SMUE), researchers use 5 points Likert scale and use 10 statements where they found that seven (SMUE2, SMUE4, SMUE6, SMUE7, SMUE8, SMUE9, and SMUE10) have high effect, two (SMUE3 and SMUE5) have moderate effect, and only one (SMUE1) item has a low effect among the students. Researchers investigate the association with the participants’ daily check SM and SMUE items, and 5 Pattern of SM Using (PSMU) items, all of the items were positive correlation and significant at p<0.001 level. Future studies should consider both quantitative and qualitative approaches to measure the impact of tertiary level students’ social life and also to investigate the extent of addiction of SM users.

scholarly journals The Awareness of Social Studies Pre-Service Teachers About the Concept of Environmental Waste Recycling and Acrostics Trials

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Özlem Ulu Kalın ◽  
Erol Koçoğlu
Keyword(s):  
Social Studies ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Waste Recycling ◽  
Social Studies Teachers ◽  
High Level ◽  
The Impact

Due to globalization and the impact of industrialization and urbanization, natural resources are wasted, and popular consumption leads to environmental waste. The problem of waste that deteriorates individual and social life is a prominent current issue. Recycling, described as the remanufacturing, production and employment of collected material, is an important solution to that problem. The present study aimed to determine the awareness of pre-service social studies teachers about the concept of environmental waste recycling and to analyze acrostic poems written by the participants. The study findings included the views of the pre-service social studies teachers. A semi-structured interview form was developed by the authors under expert supervision and employed to collect the views of the pre-service teachers. The pre-service teachers included in the study sample were assigned with simple random sampling technique and the study group included 162 pre-service social studies teachers. The descriptive survey model was employed in the study, the data were analyzed with content and descriptive analysis techniques to determine thematic codes. Furthermore, an acrostic poem authoring activity on the concept of recycling was conducted with the participants. The poems authored by the participants are presented as a category in a table in the findings section. The study findings revealed significant results on the recycling concept and processes. It was determined that the views of the participating pre-service social studies teachers reflected a high level of awareness on the concept of recycling and exhibited various perspectives on the implementation.

Social Media Escapism: Exploratory Study of the use of Digital Media by Tirana University Students of English Language

2021 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 196-211
Author(s):  
Iris Klosi
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Digital Media ◽  
Online Teaching ◽  
English Language ◽  
Native Speakers ◽  
Communicative Competence ◽  
Dominant Role ◽  
State University ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
The Impact

The stress and anxiety resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic has lead to a significant increase in escapist media-based coping. This paper examines the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on social media escapist activities by the students at the State University of Tirana. In total 52 undergraduate and graduate students aged 20-24 were involved in the study. The students reported 39 digital media involved in their escapist activities, with media sharing networks having a dominant role. From the analysis of their discussion of the motivations and different forms of escapist activities using social media, 5 different but interrelated discourses emerged: (1) Social media have both positive and negative aspects; (2) Social media escapism distorts reality; (3) Social media offer easy and affordable ways to escape; (4) Social media escapism needs to be managed to avoid addiction; and (5) Social media escapism enhances English language skills. The impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic through restrictions on socializing, face-to-face interaction and online teaching were discussed within and across the identified discourses. Increasing their communicative competence in English while interacting with people of different cultural background, including English native speakers was one of most the positive aspects in students’ discussions of social media escapism. The stress and anxiety resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic has lead to a significant increase in escapist media-based coping. This paper examines the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on social media escapist activities by the students at the State University of Tirana. In total 52 undergraduate and graduate students aged 20-24 were involved in the study. The students reported 39 digital media involved in their escapist activities, with media sharing networks having a dominant role. From the analysis of their discussion of the motivations and different forms of escapist activities using social media, 5 different but interrelated discourses emerged: (1) Social media have both positive and negative aspects; (2) Social media escapism distorts reality; (3) Social media offer easy and affordable ways to escape; (4) Social media escapism needs to be managed to avoid addiction; and (5) Social media escapism enhances English language skills. The impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic through restrictions on socializing, face-to-face interaction and online teaching were discussed within and across the identified discourses. Increasing their communicative competence in English while interacting with people of different cultural background, including English native speakers was one of most the positive aspects in students’ discussions of social media escapism.

Social Media

2019 ◽  
pp. 47-68
Author(s):  
Elham Mohammadi ◽  
Azam Masoumi
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Human Interaction ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Two Sides ◽  
Modern Technologies

This chapter examines the path of human interaction by using modern technologies. There are two sides: those in favor of using modern technologies and those who argue that modern technologies have unwanted, detrimental effects on people's lives and health. This chapter explores virtual communication's properties. It focuses on the impact that using social media instead of face-to-face interaction has on the users' health, specifically mental health. In this viewpoint, social media is not an alternative to face-to-face interaction but a complementary device that reminds us the vitality of interaction even with those who are physically unavailable to us.

scholarly journals FACE-TO-FACE AND FACEBOOK ACROSS THE LIFESPAN: SOCIAL INTERACTIONS BUFFER STRESS ON MOOD, BUT ONLY FOR ADOLESCENTS

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. S694-S695
Author(s):  
Yin Liu ◽  
Elizabeth B Fauth ◽  
Myles Maxey ◽  
Troy Beckert
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Protective Factor ◽  
Stress Reactivity ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Social Contact ◽  
Developmental Differences ◽  
Stress Appraisal ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Social support serves as a protective factor, buffering stress in both adolescents and adults, however Socioemotional Selectivity Theory suggests developmental differences in stress reactivity and social support. It is unclear how modern forms of social contact, such as social media buffer stress, and the extent to which this differs across the lifespan. We utilized ecological momentary data to examine the moderating effects of age and two distinct types of social contacts the person had experienced in prior hours (frequency of face-to-face, or social media contacts) on the association between daily stress and momentary mood. Participants were recruited initially through Amazon.com’s Mechanical Turk (adolescents referred by a parent). A total of 119 adolescent (n = 44; Agemean= 15.73) and middle-aged/older adult participants (n = 75; Agemean= 59.67) provided momentary data three times a day, on three consecutive days, every two weeks, for up to 12 weeks. Multi-level models showed significant 3-way interactions between stress appraisal of avoiding an argument, age group, and frequency of social contact via face-to-face (β = 1.698, se = 0.542, p = .002) and social media (β = 3.341, se = 0.984, p = .001). Older adults experienced better mood than adolescents. When avoiding an argument was appraised as more stressful, both age groups displayed worse mood. Whereas high levels of recent social contact (both face-to-face and social media) seemed to exacerbate the impact of this stressor on poorer mood for older persons, high levels of recent social contact, particularly social media, had stress-buffering benefits for adolescents.

scholarly journals Social Media Usage and Development of Psychiatric Disorders in Childhood and Adolescence: A Review

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ilaria Cataldo ◽  
Bruno Lepri ◽  
Michelle Jin Yee Neoh ◽  
Gianluca Esposito
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Developmental Stages ◽  
Clinical Work ◽  
Childhood And Adolescence ◽  
Media Usage ◽  
Social Media Platforms ◽  
Use Of Social Media ◽  
Multidisciplinary Perspective ◽  
The Impact

Social media platforms, such as Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, are now part of almost everyone's social life, especially for the newer generations. Children and teenagers grew up together with these Internet-based services, which have become an integral part of their personal and social life. However, as reported in various studies, psychological and psychiatric problems are sometimes associated with problematic usage of social media. The primary purpose of this review is to provide an overview of the cognitive, psychological, and social outcomes correlated with a problematic use of social media sites during the developmental stages, from age 10 to 19 years. With a specific focus on depression, anxiety, eating, and neurodevelopmental disorders, the review also discusses evidence related to genetic and neurobiological issues, together with the implications in clinical work and future directions under a multidisciplinary perspective. While the scientific community has made significant progress in enhancing our understanding of the impact of social media on teenagers' lives, more research integrating biological and environmental factors is required to fully elucidate the development of these disorders.

scholarly journals The Impact of Scratch-Assisted Instruction on Computational Thinking (CT) Skills of Pre-Service Teachers

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 426-444
Author(s):  
Ulaş İlic
Keyword(s):  
Computational Thinking ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Study Data ◽  
Instructional Technologies ◽  
Future Studies ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Survey Form ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Assisted Instruction ◽  
The Impact

The present study aimed to determine the effect of Scratch-assisted expressions and applications on the Computational Thinking skills of pre-service teachers. For this purpose, the research was designed with an exploratory sequential design, a mixed research method. Thirty-three pre-service teachers participated in the study. Data were collected with Computational Thinking Scale before and after the applications conducted in the Instructional Technologies course, and with a survey form developed by the author and face-to-face interviews conducted with the participants at the end of the course. Based on the data obtained, it was determined that the applications conducted in the course improved the Computational Thinking skills of the participants. Although the improvement did not differ based on gender, it was determined that the differences were significant based on creativity, algorithmic thinking, and critical thinking sub-dimensions. Furthermore, it was observed that there was a positive and significant correlation between Computational Thinking and academic achievement. Also, pre-service teachers stated that Scratch applications contributed to the acquisition of Computational Thinking skills. It was suggested that the present study findings would contribute to future studies on Computational Thinking acquisition in similar courses.

scholarly journals The existence of housewives in the Instagram

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 24
Author(s):  
Diah Fatma Sjoraida ◽  
Rully Khairul Anwar ◽  
Edwin Rizal ◽  
Diah Sri Rejeki
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Social Media ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Large Bandwidth ◽  
Self Actualization ◽  
Consumptive Behavior ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Descriptive Method

Background of the study: Social media and housewives have become an inseparable unity, especially in Karawang. Accessing social media is a routine that is always done every day. Existence or self-actualization is the reason housewives have social media accounts, one of the Instagram. The purpose of this study is to determine the motives of housewives have Instagram and to know the forms of interaction and content that are distributed to the public.Purpose: This study aims to determine the impact of the use of Instagram on consumptive behavior of housewives in Karawang.Method: This qualitative research uses a descriptive method by taking a location on a housewife in Karawang.Findings: The motive of housewives using Instagram is quite religious, that is entertainment, selling its business, product, socialization, and self-existence, the form of interaction and content distributed in Instagram is post photo with caption interesting, giving hashtag, and follow the trends in Instagram. The conclusion of this research is through Instagram, the housewife can show their existence to the environment to be seen and accepted well.Conclusion: 1) Instagram is a phenomenal social media among housewives because users are spoiled with various features available on Instagram, 2) the campus provides a large bandwidth so they can access Instagram more easily, and 3) the impact of expanding access to the internet becomes they are more consumptive to do transactions face to face.

DAMPAK KOMUNIKASI GENERASI MILENIAL TERHADAP PERILAKU NOMADIC TOURISM

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (01) ◽  
pp. 45-52
Author(s):  
Boby Dimas Parwoto ◽  
Adella Gloria Harjanto ◽  
Elmira Peja
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Financial Planning ◽  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Travel Patterns ◽  
Google Maps ◽  
Tourist Attractions ◽  
Qualitative Approaches ◽  
The Impact

The purpose of this research is to analyze the impact of the application of the concept of nomadic tourism to travel patterns and use descriptive methods with quantitative and qualitative approaches through social media-based surveys on tourist attractions in the Orchid Forest Cikole, Bandung. The pattern of traveling in this 4.0 era, for the most respondents mixed of generations Y and Z, are able to travel twice a year and prefer to travel in low sessions (71.3%). In financial planning, they do not need to save money, because with minimal funds they can take a vacation on an impromptu basis, seeing the review as their main consideration for a vacation. However, the presence of virtual reality or augmental reality facilities will have a negative impact on income for nomadic destinations / attractions. The concept of nomadic tourism, applied in the Orchid Forest Cikole attraction, Bandung has not been very effective, because most tourists who come feel more secure and comfortable using the concept of non-nomadic tourism. And in terms of digital tourism, these attractions can already be accessed through google maps and have been instagramable, as well as reviews of these attractions can already be accessed via Social Media or YouTube. Keywords: Nomadic Tourism, Industrial Revolution 4.0, Impact and Transformation

scholarly journals Physically distant but socially close? Changes in non-physical intergenerational contacts at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic among older people in France, Italy and Spain

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bruno Arpino ◽  
Marta Pasqualini ◽  
Valeria Bordone
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Older People ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Digital Devices ◽  
Medium Level ◽  
Logistic Regressions ◽  
Use Of Social Media ◽  
Quota Sampling ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Future Outbreak

AbstractPhysical distancing is intended to mitigate the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. However, the impact of a decrease in face-to-face contacts on non-physical social contacts of older people remains unclear. In particular, we focus on intergenerational contacts that are especially relevant for older people’s mental health. Our analyses rely on an online quota sampling survey conducted in France, Italy and Spain during April 14–24, 2020. We considered the subsample of individuals aged 50 + (N = 4207). We calculated post-stratification weights based on official statistics and used logistic regressions to analyze how changes in intergenerational contacts differed by socioeconomic factors and to what extent non-physical contacts (via phone, social media, etc.) have compensated the reduction in face-to-face contacts. Finally, the change in digital devices’ use has been explored as a consequence of both decreased physical intergenerational contacts (PIC) and increased non-physical intergenerational contacts (NPIC). We found that about 50% of older people have increased their NPIC during the first lockdown. Younger individuals, those with medium level of education, and those economically better off displayed higher probabilities of increased NPIC as compared to their counterparts. NPIC increased especially for individuals whose face-to-face contacts decreased, particularly so if this happened with respect to contacts with children. A large share of older people has increased their use of video calls and instant messages, while only some increased the use of social media. These findings are relevant to understand how intergenerational contacts changed during the pandemic and may be central to better plan future outbreak responses.

scholarly journals Analisis Promethee II Sebagai Pendukung Keputusan Pemilihan Media Sosial

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Saifulloh Saifulloh
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Online Communication ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Promethee Ii ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Selection Decisions ◽  
Online Communication Tools ◽  
Use Of Social Media ◽  
The Impact

Nowadays, people cannot get away from social media. Social media is a part of the life of the wider community today, from teenagers to the elderly, many of which use social media to fill their spare time. Trends in the use of social media from various circles of society have many functions, such as news updates, online communication tools, sharing (data, images, and voice) without having to meet face to face. The impact of all social media use, this study aims to select the most popular social media used based on function, interest, or interface. This study uses the Promethee II method as an analysis of social media selection decisions with the results of calculations using Excel 2019. The alternative criteria objects in this study use popular social media such as Instagram, Whatsapp, Facebook, Line, and Telegram. The research method uses the stages of data collection, namely the survey method, distributing questionnaires to respondents to provide responses to the most popular social media assessors.

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