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Social Media is one of the most important source through which people can easily get updated information and they have easy access to online global knowledge bank. Students could utilize the social media as endless source of learning. This kind of stream is suitable for IT learning. The title survey was done on the nature of social media uses by th...
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... Although the social media usage time among college students varies by country (Kim et al., 2011;Parlak Sert & Başkale, 2023), most young people typically spend a great deal of time on outlets such as Instagram, YouTube, Twitter (X), TikTok, and Twitch, which highlight visual and audio stimuli (Guan & Duan, 2020;Mardhatilah et al., 2023). Motivations for young people using social media include entertainment, research, making friends, sharing and learning experiences, pursuing academic opportunities, and building national and international academic networks (Hussain, 2012;Saha & Guha, 2019). ...
Social media has become prominent in recent years, especially among the young population, and they also substantially impact young people’s eating habits. Furthermore, social media posts and visual interactions may trigger hedonic hunger, an increased desire for highly palatable food. This study aimed to explore the relationship between social media use and the concept of hedonic hunger in a sample of college students. 860 participants between 18 and 39 were recruited for the study. Data including demographic variables, weight, height, the Scale of Effects of Social Media on Eating Behavior (SESMEB), and the Turkish version of the Power of Food Scale (PFS) were gathered based on students’ self-reports via face-to-face interviews. The most used social media outlet among all students was Instagram (60.1%), the average time spent on social media was 3.56 ± 1.91 h, and females spent significantly more time on social media than males (p < 0.001). The mean PFS score was 3.52 ± 0.77, and the subscale scores for food availability, food present, and food tasted were 3.26 ± 0.99, 3.49 ± 0.89, and 3.76 ± 0.87, respectively. Female students who spent more than 2 h on social media had higher scores on SESMEB than those who spent 2 h or less a day (p = 0.015). A significantly positive correlation was found between SESMEB scores and PFS aggregated scores (r = 0.381) and subscale scores (for food availability, present, and tasted, r = 0.369; r = 0.354; and r = 0.282, respectively). Each 1-unit increase in the SESMEB score leads to an 8% increase in the risk of hedonic hunger. Considering the impact of social media on young people’s eating habits and developing strategies may be crucial in shaping their eating patterns.
... There is a plethora of studies that expound on digital media and its effects on orthodox media as well as on audience behaviour. Noteworthy, digital media is an extension of traditional media as elucidated by a study in Bangladesh (Saha & Guha, 2019). The same study discovered that digital media transformed how the audience interacts with content. ...
... The results indicated that depressive symptoms are an indication of active use of social media use. Hunt et al. (2018), Shah and Guha (2019) also highlighted that social media use has led to multiple psychological, emotional, and physiological issues among youth including depression. ...
Using social networks in access and getting addicted to these applications has negatively influenced the mental health of the users. The objective of the study was to inspect the effects of social media applications including WhatsApp, Face Book, Twitter, TikTok, Snapchat, and Instagram on the intensity of psychological problems including aggression, depression, and suicidal ideation among undergraduate students (N=490) both males and females with the age range from 18 years to 25 who were addicted (N=297) and non-addicted (N=193) to these social media applications. It was hypothesized that the scores of addicted students will be high on aggression, depression, and suicidal ideation. Purposive sampling technique was used and Bergen Social Media Addiction Scale, Aggression Questionnaire, Beck Depression Inventory II, and Beck Scale for Suicidal Ideation were administered on the students. T-test was used on SPSS version 20 to examine the statistics. Results of the study suggested that undergraduates with social media addiction have more aggression, depression, and suicidal ideation as compared to non-addicted undergraduates. The results of the project led to some practical implications. There should be some counselors and motivational lecturers in all the educational institutions to educate the students to use the social media applications in a beneficial way. Secondly, all the educational institutions must have mental health centers to deal with the effected students. Lastly, some subjects or programs should be included in the curriculum which can guide the students to use social media in a fruitful way.
... In reality, college students enjoy social media for a variety of reasons. Social networks give users the freedom to do what they want, upload what they prefer, and communicate with whomever they choose (Saha & Guha, 2019). They can make new friends and comment on posts through them. ...
The goals of this study were to find out how many Bangladeshi students use social media, how students' use of social media affected their work in school, and how their behavior have been changed. Data were gathered using a Google form online poll with a structured questionnaire. The survey ran from January to the middle of March 2021. A total of 300 invitations were sent out randomly to respondents, and 220 of them filled out the forms. The results showed that most of the respondents' academic performance suffered because they spent too much time on social media. The length of time spent on social media was significantly linked to changes in academic performance. The problems that affect female students most are paying attention in class, controlling their anger, and eating habits. The problems that affect male students most are not getting enough sleep. More time spent on social media, especially late at night, was linked to problems like losing focus, losing their anger, and not getting enough sleep.
... For some students, the lack of direct social interaction was perceived as a requirement for a sense of social responsibility. Interestingly, the university students in the 2020s are born into world of digital societies; they spend a considerable time in social media globally with the younger generation spending more time (Buchholz 2022;Saha and Guha 2021;Rideout 2015), and students in Russian higher education institutions (HEIs) are no exception. For instance, research shows that students from the Russian State University for Humanities used social media not only for socializing but also when deciding on HEIs abroad (Rekhter and Hossler 2020) . ...
Wikipedia, the open crowdsourced encyclopedia that anyone can edit, ranks among the top ten most-visited websites globally. Its integration into university curriculum as an innovative educational tool is a slowly growing trend; however, many higher education institutions have yet to fully grasp its potential. In response, a specific optional module for Wikipedia editing, designed for the selected undergraduate science courses at the School of Advanced Studies, Russia, was implemented as an optional extra credit service-learning activity, a teaching methodology combining meaningful service to the community with curriculum-based learning. Students who chose to participate and those who preferred not to participate in the activity were invited to participate in a research project to explore their perspectives and experiences. In total, five sessions of focus group discussions were conducted with participants (12 females and 2 males) in one set and non-participants (5 females and 4 males) in another to identify students’ perspectives on themes such as their interest in science, reasons for their choices, and their expectations before the activity while post-experience focus group discussions were used to identify the perspectives of participant students on themes, encompassing contribution of the service-learning activity, acquisition of new skills, and the development of prosocial behaviors. Students’ opinions on integrating social responsibility topics into the curriculum were also explored. The results extracted from these focus group discussions, analyzed through consensual coding, revealed factors promoting student participation, like interest in the subject, novelty of the activity, and grade improvement opportunities, as well as factors deterring participation, such as concerns about academic benefits, workload, and time constraints. Furthermore, the results demonstrated that Wikipedia editing serves as a novel teaching methodology, promoting student learning and development in digital literacy and information literacy, which are among the twenty-first-century skills. Interestingly, at the same time, not all students could address the value of contributing to open, crowdsourced knowledge for public service or interpret this activity as an academic service-learning. These suggest that Wikipedia editing is an innovative teaching approach, fostering students’ learning and development while also indicating its potential to enhance students’ understanding of responsible citizenship and public service in the digital age.
... TikTok has become their preferred mode of expression, and while most of the content is humoristic, it is an important window into young people's emotions, voices, and perceptions [10]. A study by Guzman [11] attempted to explore and analyze students' use of social media in their academic performance and technology ethics decisions. Three hundred seven students were selected as respondents out of the 1141 Apayao State College, Luna Campus students. ...
TikTok has been one of the most used Social Networking Services (SNS) worldwide. It has grown into a platform with a broad range of content, including sports, fashion, performing arts, and education, encouraging learners to join the community. In this, this descriptive-correlational aimed to determine the relationship between TikTok Utilization and the Level of Engagement of BPeA students of the City College of Angeles. After gathering data from 103 respondents through an online survey, the findings revealed that the BPeA students undergoing online classes use the TikTok application moderately and responsibly. Also, the level of students' engagement during online classes was found to be very high. Furthermore, a significant positive relationship was observed between TikTok utilization and students' engagement. Based on the findings, the researchers recommend that the Institute of Education, Arts, and Sciences (IEAS), in partnership with the College Guidance Office (CGO), collaborate on providing webinars or trainings on how SNS such as TikTok can be a helpful tool or distraction at the level of engagement of the students. Additionally, instructors/professors may also use the TikTok application as an educational tool to provide a better and more engaging classroom environment. Moreover, conducting the same study with the addition of other degree programs offered by the college to determine if the results may support or refute the findings is highly recommended. Lastly, other variables may be added to this present study to understand further the relationship between TikTok consumption and students' engagement.
... Few related works have been done in Bangladesh. But such studies also used descriptive statistics like frequency, mean, percentage, tabular and graphical presentation in data analysis (Rahman & Mithun, 2021;Saha & Guha, 2019). The studies did not follow or develop any conceptual research model. ...
Social media is a globally known and widely used means of social communication that has brought most people very close in today's world especially the Z generation or iGen who are more familiar and attracted to this medium. Among them are university students who mostly prefer to spend time on it and as a result, it might have either positive or negative effects on their academic studies. The current study aims to investigate the effect of social media on the academic performance of university students in Bangladesh. A well-structured questionnaire is used to collect data from 150 students of Islamic University, Kushtia, Bangladesh and they are selected based on a convenient sampling procedure. Both descriptive and inferential statistics are applied to analyze the data. The study found that 73% of students engaged in social media for non-academic purposes and most of them visited the Facebook site. The study also found that the majority of the students visit social networking sites at home, and in residential halls, while most of them spend time on average more than four hours daily, and mostly from 6.00 pm to 6.00 am. The study reveals that time spent on social media and excessive usage of social media negatively impacts students’ academic performance. The study recommends that parents, teachers, and students’ advisor in the university guide and monitor students properly so that they can’t misuse social media.
... The study also found that students who were spending too much time on social media were spending less and less time on their studies. In another study in Bangladesh by Saha and Guha (2019) found that the majority of students do not feel any impact of social media on their life. Some of the respondents reports positive impacts of Facebook because of communication with others and news updates. ...
... The number of social media users in Bangladesh is about 83.72 million and the majority of them are university students [27,28]. According to Internet world stats [29], Bangladesh ranks 9 th in terms of the number of internet users. ...
... Again, Alam et al. [39] conducted research with 100 postgraduate students and identified that social media sites are contributing to students' knowledge level. Besides, Saha [27] researched with 502 university students and found that students are using social media sites for more than one hour per day. In addition, students were found to have a high perception, low negative attitude, and moderate dependency on social media. ...
Around the world, social media sites are becoming a part of people's daily life. The students are also getting involved in these sites for several purposes. So, it is very important to understand the effect of social media on university students. In recent years, researchers around the world have taken this issue as a topic of great interest. Considering the social impact of this issue, the current research was conducted at the Bangladesh Agricultural University, Bangladesh. Data were collected from 200 students using the google forms questionnaire and the time of data collection was July-September, 2020. The findings of the study suggest that Facebook was the most used social media by the respondents, followed by YouTube. The majority of the students use social media for communication purposes and 46% of respondents were found to use these sites for 41-55 hours per week. The majority of them had moderate mood after using social media. In addition, the study also finds that students use social media to gather academic information, they consider this information as reliable. Respondents were also found to think that social media sites are saving their time as well as effort. Finally, the study identifies a negative relation between academic performance and time spent on social media. The findings of this paper may be utilized to provide practical strategies for improving students' educational success through maintaining a balance between recreation, knowledge sharing, and academic performance. It is recommended for the students to utilize their time wisely and not making social media the only means of recreation.
... Students are fond of social media because it gives a feel of freedom to do whatever they want to upload what they want, can make new friends and talk to whom they want. The use of social networking sites such as Facebook, Messenger, Imo, WhatsApp and Viber offer them a portal for entertainment and communication which permits them to keep in touch with others (Saha & Guha, 2019). Mobile devices have given them an easy access in internet regardless anywhere/anytime. ...
Parenting behaviors like parental affection and supervision during childhood greatly determine different developmental outcomes in later life of a person. Inadequate parenting behavior can lead to different behavioral problems, even various forms of addictions such as social media addiction (SMA) in young adults like university students. The present study attempted to investigate the relation of SMA with parental affection and supervision of university students according to their gender and family type. The sample of the study was purposively selected 200 students from Chittagong University. The family relation scale (Pervin, 2003) and the Bangla version of Bergen Social Media Addiction Scale (BSMAS) (Ahmed et al., 2021) were used as data collection tools. The collected data were analyzed by using independent sample t-test, Pearson product moment correlation and regression analysis. Male participants perceived significantly more affection and supervision than female participants. Participants from nuclear family had significantly more SMA than extended family. SMA was found significantly negatively correlated with both parental affection and supervision. Both parental supervision and affection significantly predicted SMA and parental supervision was found as the strongest predictor. The findings of the study may contribute to reduce SMA of our university students by highlighting the need for proper parental affection and supervision.
