Association between social media use and depression among students in International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) Kuantan Pahang

Abd Nadzir, Nur Sarah Nabila and Mohd. Noor, Hanisah and Abdul Ghani, Radiah (2021) Association between social media use and depression among students in International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) Kuantan Pahang. Malaysian Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences, 17 (Supp 5). p. 46. E-ISSN 2636-9346

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Abstract

Depression is a vital issue as it is expected to be among the major health problems affecting Malaysia in the upcom-ing years. With the rise of technology used nowadays, social media has become one of the leading factors towards depression among youths in several western countries. To further validate this hypothesis, the aim of this study is to investigate the association between social media use and depression among International Islamic University Malay-sia Kuantan students. This cross-sectional study involved 227 students of IIUM Kuantan from three Kulliyyahs; Kulli-yyah of Allied Health Sciences (KAHS), Science (KOS) and Dentistry (KOD). Convenience sampling was applied, and self-administered questionnaires were distributed from January 2019 until March 2019. Data were analysed using Statistical Package Software for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 25. This study indicated that the level of social media-related depression among students in selected Kulliyyah in IIUM Kuantan was low (n=61, 26.9%). Body im-age dissatisfaction, online harassment, sleep disturbance and high self-esteem were significantly associated with low depression level. Socio-demographic factors which are the types of kulliyyah and working part-time were found to be significantly associated with depression, with the p-value of 0.002 and 0.012 respectively. Social media use and depression were significantly associated, where it involved body image, online harassment, sleep and self-esteem.

Item Type:	Article (other)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Social media, Depression, Body image, Online harassment, Self-esteem
Subjects:	R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Allied Health Sciences > Department of Biomedical Science (Effective:1st July 2011)
Depositing User:	Dr. Radiah Abdul Ghani
Date Deposited:	23 Dec 2021 14:05
Last Modified:	23 Dec 2021 14:05
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/95190

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