Open AccessPsychological distress and social media usage: A survey among undergraduates of a university in Calabar, Nigeria
Author(s) -
Udeme Asibong,
Chidi John Okafor,
Inyang Asibong,
Essien Ayi,
Ogban Omoronyia,
Owoidoho Udofia
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
nigerian postgraduate medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.261
H-Index - 19
ISSN - 1117-1936
DOI - 10.4103/npmj.npmj_169_19
Subject(s) - social media , addiction , psychology , mental health , anxiety , the internet , test (biology) , descriptive statistics , clinical psychology , distress , demography , psychiatry , paleontology , statistics , mathematics , sociology , world wide web , political science , computer science , law , biology
Access to social network sites (SNS) is commonplace, especially among young people globally. Cumulatively, long duration of daily exposure may be having effects on psychological health outcomes, including increased and in some cases, decreased risk of depression and anxiety. Despite these potential effects, there is a paucity of literature on patterns and effects of exposure to social media, especially in developing countries where regular mental health screening is generally unavailable.