Title
Social Media Utilization: Its Contributions and Risks on Biopsychosocial Wellbeing of Madda Walabu University Undergraduate Students, Ethiopia
Authors
Mulugeta Deribe Damota,*a Demissie Korsa Morodab and Yordanos Reshid Esmaelc
aAssistant Professor, Madda Walabu University, College of Education and Behavioral Studies, Department of Psychology, Bale Robe, Ethiopia.
bMadda Walabu University, College of Education and Behavioral Studies, Educational Planning, and Management, Bale Robe, Ethiopia.
cMadda Walabu University, College of Education and Behavioral Studies, Department of Psychology, Bale Robe, Ethiopia.
*Corresponding author E-mail address: mulugetaderbie@yahoo.com (Mulugeta Damota)
Article History
Publication details: Received: 11th April 2022; Revised: 26th April 2022; Accepted: 26th April 2022; Published: 10th May 2022
Cite this article
Damota M.D.; Moroda D.K.; Esmael Y.R. Social Media Utilization: Its Contributions and Risks on Biopsychosocial Wellbeing of Madda Walabu University Undergraduate Students, Ethiopia. Green Rep., 2022, 3(8), 24-30.
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Abstract
The general purpose of this study was intended to investigate social media utilization: its contribution and risk factors on the Biopsychosocial wellbeing of Madda Walabu university students, Ethiopia. The lack of research on social media utilization among students in MWU is the basic reason for conducting the current research. Madda Walabu University Robe, Goba campus students were the aggregate population of the study. The mixed research design was employed from these populations; the researchers selected 409 individuals by using a proportionate stratified sampling technique. Beck's social media addiction which is Likert scale questionnaires and discussion points were used to collect pertinent data. To analyse the data, percentage, mean score, and the standard deviation was implemented for quantification by using SPSS version 20 whereas narration and paraphrasing are for qualitative data. The result found that social media has both positive and negative effects on students' Biopsychosocial wellbeing. The researchers recommended life skill training is very important in alleviating the problem.
Keywords
Social Media; Biopsychosocial; Wellbeing; Risks; Benefits
