SOCIAL MEDIA USE AND ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH SELF-ESTEEM AND PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS AMONG PRE-UNIVERSITY STUDENTS

Authors

  • Faieza Samat GENIUS@Pintar National Gifted Centre, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Malaysia
  • Tengku Elmi Azlina Tengku Muda GENIUS@Pintar National Gifted Centre, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Malaysia
  • Syafiqah Mohd Yusof GENIUS@Pintar National Gifted Centre, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Malaysia
  • Aina Afiqah Abdul Halim GENIUS@Pintar National Gifted Centre, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Malaysia

Abstract

This research aimed to determine the level of social media use among pre-university students and the association between social media use with self-esteem and psychological distress. Participants of this study were 173 students from ASASIpintar pre-university program in Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. Instruments used were three sets of questionnaires obtained from Gupta and Bashir (2018), Lovibond and Lovibond (1995), and Rosenberg (1965). This study showed that the level of social media use among ASASIpintar students was moderate while social media use was positively associated with self-esteem and psychological distress.

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Published

2024-09-24

How to Cite

Faieza Samat, Tengku Elmi Azlina Tengku Muda, Syafiqah Mohd Yusof, & Aina Afiqah Abdul Halim. (2024). SOCIAL MEDIA USE AND ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH SELF-ESTEEM AND PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS AMONG PRE-UNIVERSITY STUDENTS. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EDUCATION, PSYCHOLOGY AND COUNSELLING (IJEPC), 5(35). Retrieved from https://gaexcellence.com/ijepc/article/view/3177

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 35 (2020): Volume: 5 Issues: 35 [June, 2020]

Section

Articles