Abdulsalim Suhaj, Anaam Mohammed Saif, Farooqui Maryam, Alshammari Mohammed S, Alfadly Saeed, Alolayan Jehad, Aljarallah Anas Ahmad, Alsahali Saud
Department of Pharmacy Practice, College of Pharmacy, Qassim University, Buraydah 52571, Saudi Arabia.
Discipline of Social and Administrative Pharmacy (DSAP), School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), Gelugor 11800, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia.
Healthcare (Basel). 2025 Jan 31;13(3):295. doi: 10.3390/healthcare13030295.
Social media (SM) use has become an integral aspect of daily life. Overutilization of SM can adversely impact an individual's physical and emotional well-being, especially that of students. This study evaluated the potential impact of SM addiction on anxiety and academic performance among university students.
A cross-sectional study was conducted among medical ad non-medical students at Qassim University during September 2022-April 2023 after obtaining the Ethics Committee's permission. Raosoft was used for calculating the sample size, and participants were selected through convenience sampling. Both descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyze and interpret the results, using SPSS version 25.
A total of 269 students participated in the study. The majority of them were male (52%), with a mean age of 22.28. The main purpose of SM usage was entertainment, followed by communication. More than 30% of them were using SM for 4-6 h per day, accessing SM 1-10 times in a day, with more than half of them feeling that they had SM addiction and that it was affecting their daily activities and sleep. The majority of them agreed that SM can be used for group discussion (78.1% vs. 71.6%) and knowledge sharing (93.7% vs. 90%). However, a statistically significant difference was observed about anxiety level between the two groups. A negative correlation was found between cumulative grade point average (CGPA) and anxiety level.
The findings suggest that SM has both positive and negative effects on academic performance and social anxiety. Continuous education and motivation about wise use of SM is warranted among students by parents, university authorities, and policymakers.
社交媒体的使用已成为日常生活中不可或缺的一部分。过度使用社交媒体会对个人的身心健康产生不利影响，尤其是对学生而言。本研究评估了社交媒体成瘾对大学生焦虑和学业成绩的潜在影响。
在获得伦理委员会许可后，于2022年9月至2023年4月期间对卡西姆大学的医学和非医学专业学生进行了一项横断面研究。使用Raosoft计算样本量，并通过便利抽样选择参与者。使用SPSS 25版进行描述性和推断性统计分析及结果解读。
共有269名学生参与了该研究。其中大多数为男性（52%），平均年龄为22.28岁。使用社交媒体的主要目的是娱乐，其次是交流。超过30%的学生每天使用社交媒体4 - 6小时，每天访问社交媒体1 - 10次，超过一半的学生认为自己有社交媒体成瘾问题，且这影响了他们的日常活动和睡眠。大多数学生同意社交媒体可用于小组讨论（78.1%对71.6%）和知识分享（93.7%对90%）。然而，两组之间在焦虑水平上观察到统计学显著差异。累积平均绩点（CGPA）与焦虑水平之间存在负相关。
研究结果表明，社交媒体对学业成绩和社交焦虑既有积极影响也有消极影响。家长、大学当局和政策制定者有必要对学生进行关于明智使用社交媒体的持续教育和激励。
