Determination of social media usage on mental health Among FSR Students at UiTM Seremban 3 / Samuel Millan Tommy ... [et al.].

This study aimed to investigate the determination of social media usage on mental health among FSR students at UiTM Seremban 3. A quantitative research design was applied which was a survey method by distributing a questionnaire via Google form to 349 FSR students at UiTM Seremban 3. Bergen Social Media Addiction Scale (BSMAS) was used to test the usage of social media among the students with 6 items. Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale-21 (DASS-21) were used to test the level of mental health with 21 items. Descriptive analysis was used to determine the highest mental health factors involved among the students. SPSS software version 28.0 was used to analyze data of the result. The result showed that stress is the highest dimension under mental health with a mean score of (M = 2.12, SD = 0.786). The result showed that there was no significant difference (p-value = 0.480) between genders regarding mental health factors. Therefore, it failed to reject the null hypothesis. In addition, there was a significant relationship (p-value < 0.001) between social media usage and mental health with a moderate positive level of correlation (r = 0.450). The study’s findings will provide a greater understanding.