SOCIAL MEDIA ADDICTION AND SELF ESTEEM: A STUDY ON EMERGING ADULTS

Author: Dr. Sneha Nathawat and Prerna Singh Assistant Professor, The IIS (Deemed to be) University Student, The IIS (Deemed to be) University

Published On: 2021-02-25

Social media addiction is a growing concern in the current generation of teenagers and adults seeking attention or common grounds of communication, it meddles with our day to day lives in someway or the other. The effect of social media on our self-esteem is the focus of this research paper showing different aspects of self esteem and the influence of social media addiction. A total of 80 participants (male and female) were taken as samples and survey was conducted with the help of two tests which are 1. Rosenberg self-esteem scale and 2. Social Media Addiction Scale Student Form (SMAS-SF). The results of the research suggested that addiction of social media does significantly affect our self-esteem. The implications of this study could be used to avoid using much time in front of the screens and more time in the physical world and exploring ourselves and our surroundings better while contributing to the society in the best possible way with starting with our family and friends if they are in need.

Key words- social media addiction, self-esteem, internet addiction, social anxiety, Facebook addiction