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... Youth are inclined to share their experience with others and take part in different activities to make acquaintance with strangers by using social media ( Parvathy & Suchithra, 2015). The usage of social media was divided into four parts for High school students : posting picture, updating status, IM, and just browsing (Parvathy & Suchithra, 2015). ...
... Youth are inclined to share their experience with others and take part in different activities to make acquaintance with strangers by using social media ( Parvathy & Suchithra, 2015). The usage of social media was divided into four parts for High school students : posting picture, updating status, IM, and just browsing (Parvathy & Suchithra, 2015). The feedback and discussion my affect high school students who are still during the period of exploring and establish their own understanding to the world. ...
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... Moreover, participation in chats and discussions on subjects of minimum relevance is killing the valuable creative time among youths. This situation has created a change of character, loss of concentration and a spike in psychological disorders (Parvathy & Suchithra, 2015). Confirming these results, Zainudin et al. (2013) study found that the Internet and social media addiction among Malaysian university students caused problems with academic performances, creates obnoxious personality and encourages the practice of unhealthy lifestyle. ...
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... It was found that attitude and SN significantly predicting intentions to engage in high-level social networking services (SNSs), and intentions, in turn, significantly predicting behavior (Pelling and White, 2009) while negative attitude individual perceive from friends and family will lead to low activity or even abjuration in SNS use (Zhou, 2011). For instance, Chiang (2013) revealed that attitude toward SNSs had the strongest direct effect on continuous intention (Chiang, 2013). ...
... It was found that attitude and SN significantly predicting intentions to engage in high-level social networking services (SNSs), and intentions, in turn, significantly predicting behavior (Pelling and White, 2009) while negative attitude individual perceive from friends and family will lead to low activity or even abjuration in SNS use (Zhou, 2011). For instance, Chiang (2013) revealed that attitude toward SNSs had the strongest direct effect on continuous intention (Chiang, 2013). ...
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... It was found that attitude and SN significantly predicting intentions to engage in high-level social networking services (SNSs), and intentions, in turn, significantly predicting behavior (Pelling and White, 2009) while negative attitude individual perceive from friends and family will lead to low activity or even abjuration in SNS use (Zhou, 2011). For instance, Chiang (2013) revealed that attitude toward SNSs had the strongest direct effect on continuous intention (Chiang, 2013). ...
... It was found that attitude and SN significantly predicting intentions to engage in high-level social networking services (SNSs), and intentions, in turn, significantly predicting behavior (Pelling and White, 2009) while negative attitude individual perceive from friends and family will lead to low activity or even abjuration in SNS use (Zhou, 2011). For instance, Chiang (2013) revealed that attitude toward SNSs had the strongest direct effect on continuous intention (Chiang, 2013). ...
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... Finally, the majority of respondents said that utilizing SNSs was a waste of time. Parvathy & Suchithra (2015) in their article social networking sites are a keyword in today's society due to their massive expansion, user base, and usage. The primary goal of this study is to provide insight into the influence of SNS usage on the minds of the youth population. ...
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... On average, people spend about 9-10 hours using social networks. Excessive use of social media sites may create serious health risks because of lack of physical activity (Parvathy, 2015). For example, the rate of physical activity decreased dramatically among adolescents and the level of screen time exposure increased significantly (Añez et al., 2016). ...
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Social media users regularly log in via online platforms to communicate and interact with other network users. There are many different social media sites that are popular among teenagers, including Facebook and Twitter, and these platforms offer alternatives to email for communication. Purpose: This study examined the relationship between social media use and physical activity among junior high school-aged adolescents. Methods: This study was a further analysis using data from a previous study that explored the use of online electronic media and physical health, mental health, and school performance among junior high school students in East Jakarta, Indonesia. That cross-sectional study included 315 adolescents from junior high school. Data were collected with the Social Media Use Scale and the Physical Activity Questionnaire for Adolescents. Results: This analysis showed that students fell into four social networking use groups: low use (n=78, 24.8%), average use (n=143, 45.4%), high use (n=81, 25.7%), and very high use (n=13, 4.1%). In terms of physical activity, 54 students (17.1%) had low activity, 181 (57.5%) had moderate activity, and 80 (25.4%) had high activity. The relationship between social media use and physical activity had a low correlation (r=0.005), indicating a weak, non-significant (p=0.928) relationship. Conclusion: This study found no significant relationship between social media use and physical activity among adolescents at junior high schools in Indonesia.
... On average, people spend about 9-10 hours using social networks. Excessive use of social media sites may create serious health risks because of lack of physical activity (Parvathy, 2015). For example, the rate of physical activity decreased dramatically among adolescents and the level of screen time exposure increased significantly (Añez et al., 2016). ...
... The study proposes that online social networking profiles posted by adolescents contain intimate, candid, and observable self-disclosure and peer interaction that can be analyzed creating an overall picture of adolescent behavior, highlighting specific areas needing additional research, and addressing implications for parental monitoring and intervention. Parvathy (2015)revealed that youths are getting effected in their mental and knowledge concentration and youth being considered as future productivity citizens, are wasting time doing unnecessary chi-chats and commenting on non-productive things like posts and pictures. ...
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... Social Networking Sites or Social Media Networks are interchangeable as it encompasses all the web-based communication tools, primarily used for exchanging ideas and nurturing human relationships. A plethora of literature has been published on social networking sites, concentrating on different aspectsand its growing importance by assessing the on-going demands on Academics (Hamade 2015;Singh & Gill 2015;Pontis et al. 2017;Chiang 2013;Mansour 2015;Al-daihani et al. 2018). It was found by surveying, 71 percent of academics who use social media for informal scholarly communication where its impact is seen to be substantial and more research is needed to realize its effect on scholars. ...
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