Social media use and anxiety levels among school adolescents: a cross-sectional study in Kathmandu, Nepal.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Excessive social media (SM) usage is the foremost factor contributing to anxiety. While these platforms facilitate connection and entertainment, their overuse can negatively impact adolescents' mental well-being. The study aimed to evaluate both SM usage and levels of anxiety while assessing potential associations between the two.

Methods

A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted among 401 school-age adolescents (14-17 years) in grades 9 and 10 through self-administered questionnaires. Kruskal-Wallis test was used as a non-parametric test to compare the groups, and ordinal logistic regression was used to model the relationship between ordinal dependent and independent variables.

Results

The study reported high SM usage (43.6% spent 4-8 hours daily

SUBMITTER: Aryal N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11812821 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature