Impact Of Social - Media On The Lifestyle Of Youths In Nepal
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Jan 26, 2023
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Life Style, Mobile Devices, Social - Media, Youth Psychology.
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Social media is one of the worldwide networking platforms that help as an intermediate for people to join and interconnect with each other. Social media has been widely used by youth to discover new ideas and phenomena around them. This research aims to examine the impact of social media on the lifestyle of youths in Nepal. A descriptive and exploratory research design has been applied to the research. The population of this study is all the youths using social media in the recent period. The research is based on the collected information from 408 youth respondents in Nepal. Primary data were collected from the respondent through a structured survey questionnaire. Data have been analyzed using statistical tools. The findings of the study show that the different types of social media users and the accessibility of media have a positive correlation with the lifestyle of the youth. The impact analysis result of the study is a positive and significant impact on youth’s lifestyle. In addition, the result also showed psychology of users of social media harms the lifestyle of the youth
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Niroula , B. ., & Upadhaya, J. P. . (2023). Impact Of Social - Media On The Lifestyle Of Youths In Nepal. Economics and Digital Business Review, 4(1). https://doi.org/10.37531/ecotal.v4i1.433
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Abbas, J., Aman, J., Nurunnabi, M., & Bano, S. (2019). The impact of social media on learning behavior for sustainable education: Evidence of students from selected universities in Pakistan. Sustainability (Switzerland), 11(6). https://doi.org/10.3390/su11061683
Arnett, J. J. (1995). Adolescents' uses of media for self-socialization. Journal of youth and adolescence, 24(5), 519-533.
Boyd, D. (2008). Taken Out Context: American Teen Sociality in Networked Publics. Berkeley, CA: University of California
Bradley, A. J. (2009). The impact of social media on youth: A case study of Bahawalpur city. Asian Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities,3(4),2186-2192.
Byron, T. (2014). The impact of social media on youth. Asian Journal of Social Science and Humanities,3(4), 17-25.
Dahal, S., J. Maharjan, S. Maharjan, & R. K. Subedi (2015). Role of media in provoking cigarette smoking among adolescents in urban Nepal. Scientific Research Publishing, 7(2), 98-105.
Elsayed, W. (2021). The negative effects of social media on the social identity of adolescents from the perspective of social work. Heliyon, 7(2). https://doi.org/ 10.1016/j.heliyon.2021. e06327
Finkelhor, D., Mitchell, K. J., & Wolak, J. (2000). Online victimization: A report on the nation's youth.
Gammon, M. (2021). The Effects of social media on Young People Through the Lens of Effects of social media on Young People Through the Lens of The Effects of social media on Young People Through the Lens of Covid-19 Effects of social media on Young People Through the Lens of Covid-19 Gammon. https:// commons.clarku.edu/sps_masters_papers
Jha, R. K., Shah, D. K., & K. R. Poudel (2016). Facebook use and its effects on the life of health science students in the private medical college of Nepal. BMC Research Notes,9(1),378-384.
Kalra, R., and P. Manani(2013). Effect of social networking sites on academic achievement among introverts and extroverts.Asian Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities,2(3),23-43.
Khurana, N. (2015). The impact of social networking sites on youth. Mass Communication and Journalism,5(12), 17-28.
Narayan, P. S. (2010). The impact of social networking websites on the education of youth. International Journal of Virtual Communities and Social Networking, 2(1), 67-79.
O'Keeffe, G. S., & Clarke-Pearson, K. (2011). The impact of social media on children, adolescents, and families. Pediatrics, 127(4), 14-25.
Olsen, S. (2006). Keeping kids safe on social sites. Retrieved from http://ww.cnet.com/news/
Parvathy, J. (2015). Impact of social networking sites on youth. International Journal of Computer Application,129(3),33-34.
Pumper, M. A. (2011). Jeffrey p. Yaeger, M. Megan A. Moreno." perceptions and use of social networking sites in the United States and Ecuador: a mixed method approach.". College student journal, 478-484.
Ramnarain, Y., & Govender, K. K. (2013). Social media browsing and consumer behavior: Exploring the youth market. African Journal of Business Management, 7(18), 1885.
Sanders, C., M. Kalpan, T. Field, & M. Diego(2000). The relationship of Internet use to depression and social isolation among adolescents. Social Media Precendenting, 35(5),237-244.
Sengupta, A., & A. Chaudhari(2008). Are social networking sites a source of online harassment for teens? Evidence from survey data, Children and Youth Services Review,33(2),284-290.
Shrestha, L. (2014). The impact of social media on youth: a case study of Bahawalpur city. Asian Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities,3(4),132-151.
Tinto, S. (2007). Impact of social networking websites on students. Abasyn Journal of Social Sciences,5(2),56-77.
Tynes, B. M. (2007). Has Internet safety gone wild? sacrificing the education land psychosocial benefits of online social environments. Journal of Adolescent Research,22(6),575-584.
Wakefield, M. A., & Rice, C. J. (2008). The impact of cyber-communication on today’s youth. American Counseling Association, Professional Counseling Digest, (ACAPCD-14).
Wang, Q. (2011). The effects of social media on college students. Journal of Applied
Developmental Psycho, 12(5), 123-138.
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Abstract
Social media is one of the worldwide networking platforms that help as an intermediate for people to join and interconnect with each other. Social media has been widely used by youth to discover new ideas and phenomena around them. This research aims to examine the impact of social media on the lifestyle of youths in Nepal. A descriptive and exploratory research design has been applied to the research. The population of this study is all the youths using social media in the recent period. The research is based on the collected information from 408 youth respondents in Nepal. Primary data were collected from the respondent through a structured survey questionnaire. Data have been analyzed using statistical tools. The findings of the study show that the different types of social media users and the accessibility of media have a positive correlation with the lifestyle of the youth. The impact analysis result of the study is a positive and significant impact on youth’s lifestyle. In addition, the result also showed psychology of users of social media harms the lifestyle of the youth
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References
Abbas, J., Aman, J., Nurunnabi, M., & Bano, S. (2019). The impact of social media on learning behavior for sustainable education: Evidence of students from selected universities in Pakistan. Sustainability (Switzerland), 11(6). https://doi.org/10.3390/su11061683
Arnett, J. J. (1995). Adolescents' uses of media for self-socialization. Journal of youth and adolescence, 24(5), 519-533.
Boyd, D. (2008). Taken Out Context: American Teen Sociality in Networked Publics. Berkeley, CA: University of California
Bradley, A. J. (2009). The impact of social media on youth: A case study of Bahawalpur city. Asian Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities,3(4),2186-2192.
Byron, T. (2014). The impact of social media on youth. Asian Journal of Social Science and Humanities,3(4), 17-25.
Dahal, S., J. Maharjan, S. Maharjan, & R. K. Subedi (2015). Role of media in provoking cigarette smoking among adolescents in urban Nepal. Scientific Research Publishing, 7(2), 98-105.
Elsayed, W. (2021). The negative effects of social media on the social identity of adolescents from the perspective of social work. Heliyon, 7(2). https://doi.org/ 10.1016/j.heliyon.2021. e06327
Finkelhor, D., Mitchell, K. J., & Wolak, J. (2000). Online victimization: A report on the nation's youth.
Gammon, M. (2021). The Effects of social media on Young People Through the Lens of Effects of social media on Young People Through the Lens of The Effects of social media on Young People Through the Lens of Covid-19 Effects of social media on Young People Through the Lens of Covid-19 Gammon. https:// commons.clarku.edu/sps_masters_papers
Jha, R. K., Shah, D. K., & K. R. Poudel (2016). Facebook use and its effects on the life of health science students in the private medical college of Nepal. BMC Research Notes,9(1),378-384.
Kalra, R., and P. Manani(2013). Effect of social networking sites on academic achievement among introverts and extroverts.Asian Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities,2(3),23-43.
Khurana, N. (2015). The impact of social networking sites on youth. Mass Communication and Journalism,5(12), 17-28.
Narayan, P. S. (2010). The impact of social networking websites on the education of youth. International Journal of Virtual Communities and Social Networking, 2(1), 67-79.
O'Keeffe, G. S., & Clarke-Pearson, K. (2011). The impact of social media on children, adolescents, and families. Pediatrics, 127(4), 14-25.
Olsen, S. (2006). Keeping kids safe on social sites. Retrieved from http://ww.cnet.com/news/
Parvathy, J. (2015). Impact of social networking sites on youth. International Journal of Computer Application,129(3),33-34.
Pumper, M. A. (2011). Jeffrey p. Yaeger, M. Megan A. Moreno." perceptions and use of social networking sites in the United States and Ecuador: a mixed method approach.". College student journal, 478-484.
Ramnarain, Y., & Govender, K. K. (2013). Social media browsing and consumer behavior: Exploring the youth market. African Journal of Business Management, 7(18), 1885.
Sanders, C., M. Kalpan, T. Field, & M. Diego(2000). The relationship of Internet use to depression and social isolation among adolescents. Social Media Precendenting, 35(5),237-244.
Sengupta, A., & A. Chaudhari(2008). Are social networking sites a source of online harassment for teens? Evidence from survey data, Children and Youth Services Review,33(2),284-290.
Shrestha, L. (2014). The impact of social media on youth: a case study of Bahawalpur city. Asian Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities,3(4),132-151.
Tinto, S. (2007). Impact of social networking websites on students. Abasyn Journal of Social Sciences,5(2),56-77.
Tynes, B. M. (2007). Has Internet safety gone wild? sacrificing the education land psychosocial benefits of online social environments. Journal of Adolescent Research,22(6),575-584.
Wakefield, M. A., & Rice, C. J. (2008). The impact of cyber-communication on today’s youth. American Counseling Association, Professional Counseling Digest, (ACAPCD-14).
Wang, Q. (2011). The effects of social media on college students. Journal of Applied
Developmental Psycho, 12(5), 123-138.