RSCH 4050 Week 13 Essay Research Results

Shaliyah Nick Johnson & Wales University 14 April 2024 Week 13 Essay: Research Results Research Question: What is the correlation between Problematic social media use and stress amongst youths? Results The current study aimed at establishing the relationship between problematic social media use and stress amongst youths. Undergraduate student below the age of 35 years served as the primary sample where random sampling consolidated over 200 participants whose experience with social media remained defined. While using Undergraduate Stress Questionnaires (USQ) to measure the dependent variable (stress), Social Media Addiction Scale to measure social media addiction (independent variable) and Pearson’s correlation coefficient to measure the strength of the relationship between problematic social media use and stress amongst youth, the results should indicate wh