LBEF RESEARCH JOURNAL OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT(LRJSTM)

Author(s):Biraj KC & Prem Kumar Bhaskar

Abstract:The face of the world has been changed by the internet. And with the internet, came the social medias. Social medias enabled people to communicate freely with anyone around the world; they could share their emotions, feelings, ideas and moments through a secure platform that was ubiquitous. These days, people are seen always busy with their phone or laptops. The majority of the world’s internet bandwidth is consumed by the social medias. People are always online posting pictures and sharing links. This kind of addictive behaviour can pose serious issues on an individual’s mental and physical health but people tend to neglect these issues and move on with it. Social medias have caused social anxiety among people; they can develop serious diseases such as anxiety, depression, sleep deprivation, infertility due to excessive mobile usage etc. Such and other kinds of negative issues are presented in this paper. Research questions like do SNSs really can be a cause for psychological disorders? can SNSs be the factor to facilitate behavioural changes? Can SNSs be highly addictive to its users? is SNS a factor to induce loneliness in an individual? etc. are answered in this research paper. The research questions are formed into research hypothesis and Chi-Square test has been performed to test those hypotheses.

Keyword(s):Social Media, Psychology, Loneliness, Depression, Addiction, Mental health