Social Media Use among University Students in Malaysia during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Dongke, Pan; Sannusi, Shahrul Nazmi

doi:10.54435/heos.v1i4.28

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“…Yet, academic performance is a result of multi-dimensional causes, SM addiction may affect the level of depression, self-esteem and sleep quality, etc. leading to an academic performance downturn (Baturay & Toker, 2017;Busalim, 2019;Dongke & Sannusi, 2021). So as main findings of this study showed in the following contents.…”

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The relationship between Social Media Addiction, Academic Burnout, and Academic Performance among UKM Undergraduate Students: A preliminary study

2023

Personalia

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The main target of the survey was to identify whether the internal and external factors would affect the student's academic performance. Specifically, to investigate the relationship between social media (SM) addiction, academic burnout, and academic performance among 166 UKM Undergraduate Students. Bergen Social Media Addiction Scale (BSMAS) and Maslach Burnout Inventory -Student Survey (MBI-SS) were used to evaluate the SM addiction level and academic burnout level separately. Grade Point Average (GPA) for the latest Semester was used to measure academic performance. Findings indicated that demographic factors (Gender and Year of Study) have an insignificant relationship with SM addiction and academic burnout. Pearson Correlation denoted academic burnout was significantly correlated with SM addiction and academic performance. Sobel Test showed a significant result of Academic Burnout's mediating effect between SM addiction and academic performance, which means SM addiction level has an indirect and significant relationship with academic performance. Obviously, SM Addiction aggravates the level of academic burnout among UKM students leading them not to have a good mindset to do academic activities, which performed a drop from an academic perspective. We also perceived the mediating effect of academic burnout may enlighten scholars in the future that to focus on other entertainment like extracurricular activities to alleviate the severity of academic burnout or academic performance downturn. It is suggested universities, tertiary institutes encourage undergraduate students to use social media properly to prevent the malignant circle between SM addiction, academic burnout, and academic performance downturn.

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The relationship between Social Media Addiction, Academic Burnout, and Academic Performance among UKM Undergraduate Students: A preliminary study

2023

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“…The influence from social media has shaped their self-worth to more appearance-based and desirability. In fact, research by Dongke and Shahrul Nazmi (2021) has indicated that social media usage had a significant impact on mental health of universities students, be it male or female. With fitness-related content becoming more relevant, as simple as diet or workout routines featuring muscular bodies, its existence of "ideal" body image is still embedded cognitively among social media users (James, 2021;Gutierrez, 2021).…”

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Fitness-Related Content Consumption on Instagram and Body Dysmorphia among Male Youth Community in Klang Valley

2022

HEOS

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The concept of masculinity and its representation in society as "material currency" is an important research area especially with the emergence of social media. Fitness related content with high emphasis on muscularity on social media platform can lead to issues such as body dysmorphia. In this research, the researchers aim to understand the link between consumption of fitness related content on Instagram and body dysmorphia among Klang Valley local male youth community. The research objectives were 1) to identify the frequency of fitnessrelated content that the local male youth community has been exposed to on Instagram; 2) to understand the significant relationship between of fitness-related content frequency and body dysmorphia occurring in the local male youth community in Klang Valley, 3) to examine the outcome of downward social comparison of fitnessrelated content on body image of the local male youth community in Klang Valley and 4) To understand the significant effect of demographic profiles of local male youth community body dysmorphia after exposure to fitness-related content on Instagram. Using survey questionnaires, 387 responses were collected. Findings indicated a significant relationship between fitness-related content and body dysmorphia. Respondents are likely to compare their own body image and would possess body dysmorphia symptoms after exposure to fitness-related content. This research is significant to policymakers to have better understanding on how social media can contribute to body dysmorphia.

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“…A study among college students in China showed that cyberbullying in social media and gaming contexts was associated with higher anxiety and internet addiction symptoms [ 28 ]. Among university students in Malaysia, social media use during the COVID-19 pandemic has been linked to depression and anxiety symptoms [ 29 ] and lower self-esteem [ 22 ].…”

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Cyberbullying, Social Media Addiction and Associations with Depression, Anxiety, and Stress among Medical Students in Malaysia

Lee

Kaur

Shaker

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This study aims to determine the prevalence and factors associated with cyberbullying and social media addiction. This cross-sectional study was conducted among 270 medical students from a public university in Kuching, Malaysia. The instruments used in this study included the cyberbullying questionnaire survey, Bergen Social Media Addiction Scale (BSMAS), and the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale 21-item (DASS-21). The prevalence of cyberbullying victimization was 24.4%, whilst 13.0% reported cyberbullying perpetration over the past six months. Male gender was positively associated with both cyberbullying perpetration and cybervictimization, whilst social media addiction was positively associated with cybervictimization. Psychological motives such as positive attitudes toward cyberbullying and gaining power were associated with cyberbullying perpetration. Cybervictimization doubled the tendency to depression (aOR 2.50, 95% CI [1.23, 5.08], p = 0.012), anxiety (aOR 2.38, 95% CI [1.29, 4.40], p = 0.006), and stress (aOR 2.85, 95% CI [1.41, 5.77], p = 0.004), whilst social media addiction was associated with a higher tendency to depression (aOR 1.18, 95% CI [1.10, 1.26], p < 0.001), anxiety (aOR 1.15, 95% CI [1.08, 1.22], p < 0.001), and stress (aOR 1.21, 95% CI [1.12, 1.32], p < 0.001). Medical schools in Malaysia need policies and guidelines against cyberbullying.

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Social Media Use among University Students in Malaysia during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Cited by 4 publications

References 7 publications

The relationship between Social Media Addiction, Academic Burnout, and Academic Performance among UKM Undergraduate Students: A preliminary study

The relationship between Social Media Addiction, Academic Burnout, and Academic Performance among UKM Undergraduate Students: A preliminary study

Fitness-Related Content Consumption on Instagram and Body Dysmorphia among Male Youth Community in Klang Valley

Cyberbullying, Social Media Addiction and Associations with Depression, Anxiety, and Stress among Medical Students in Malaysia

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