A study to assess the impact of social networking sites among the students of selected nursing colleges of Navi Mumbai

Abstract

Aim: 1. A study to assess the impact of social networking sites among the students of selected nursing colleges. 2. To assess the impact of social networking sites among nursing students. 3. To evaluate the positive and negative impact of social networking sites. 4. To find the association between impacts of social networking sites with selected demographic variables, Bharati Vidyapeeth deemed University, College Of Nursing, Navi Mumbai.

Materials and Method: The research design selected for the present study is exploratory study design. In the present study, samples are the nursing students from the age group of 18-24 years. The sample sizes of the study consist of 200 nursing students from selected setting. Randomized sampling technique was used for data collection. The tool consists of the following sections: Section A: It contains demographic profile of student such as age, sex, family income, type of family, residence and other recreational activities. Section B: It contains modified questionnaires of Internet Addiction Test. 

Result: Negative impact of social networking sites among students than positive. The impact of social networking sites was assessed with the help of Internet addiction scale. Frequency distribution of demographic data was calculated. Demographic data reveals that there is association between gender and family income with impacts of social networking sites. 

Conclusion: Although there is positive effect of social networking sites on youth, the negative impact of social media is more. Adolescent are at the age where they value their privacy the most, yet they treat the social networking sites like a personal diary. In addition the lack of development of face to face communication skills could be detrimental to their future success.