THE EFFECTS OF SOCIAL MEDIA TO MENTAL HEALTH: A PROPOSED FRAMEWORK
Journal Title: Research Hub - Year 2017, Vol 3, Issue 9
Abstract
The development of technology especially the development of the use of gadgets has influenced the increased use of social media. The facilities that provided by the latest gadgets or mobile devices such as smart phones are allow the users to surf and browse social media in anywhere and anytime. Social media is a network with the most percentage of its use, especially among young adult. However, the uses of social media also have an impact on mental health and behavior of users if unregulated use. Therefore, this study will examine the impact of social media on the positive and negative side of social media use. This study also examines how the use of social media affects the mental health and behavior of a person. Through finding of this is expected to help social media users to be more careful when using social media and finding of this study can provide awareness to social media users about how to use social media appropriately.
Authors and Affiliations
Farzunah Hassan and Nur Amirah Shaqirah Mahat
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