Volume : 13, Issue : 05, May – 2026
Title:
DESCRIPTIVE QUANTITATIVE STUDY ON EFFECTS OF SOCIAL MEDIA ON MENTAL HEALTH
Authors :
Zainab butt, Fehmida Faiz, Rehana Yaqoob
Abstract :
Background: The widespread use of social media (SM) is an emerging phenomenon in today’s world especially among adults.
Objective: to assess the effects of social media on mental health of community in Lahore.
Materials & methods: Research was cross sectional in nature. Self-structured questionnaire were used to collect the data of study participants.
Results: a descriptive cross sectional study conducted regarding effects of social media on mental health at Wapda Town, Lahore In which adults having age 18 to 35 years participated. In the population of 130 participants only 98 participants meet the criteria of the study. Regarding assessment of social media effects on mental health in the sample of 98 participants 66.33% participant said that they felt sleepless, bad tempered because of over usage of social media, 13.27% said sometimes, 20.41% reported often which indicated almost all the participants had irregular sleep pattern and bad tempered after excessive usage of social media.
Conclusion: as a result, Pakistan’s national mental health is being harmed by excessive social media use. People spend 6 hours every day on various social media platforms for amusement and other purposes which is quite concerning because Pakistani youth are not only using social media in a purposeful way which is negatively affecting their mental health. Only a small percentage of people use it for online commerce which has a beneficial effect and helps the nation’s economy.
Keywords: SNS (Social Networking Sites), SM (social media), mental health etc.
Cite This Article:
Please cite this article in press Zainab butt et al., Descriptive quantitative study on effects of social media on mental health, Indo Am. J. P. Sci, 2026; 13(04).
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