INFLUENES OF SOCIAL MEDIA USAGE ON PSYCHO-SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT OF STUDENTS IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS OF MIRAB BADAWACHO DISTRICT IN HADIYA ZONE,SNNPR STATA,ETHIOPIA

Abstract

The main purpose of the study was to examine the influences of social media usage on psychosocial adjustments of secondary school students in Mirab Badawacho District of Hadiya Zone, Southern Nations Nationalities and People Regional State, Ethiopia. A sample of 336 students male=214 & female=122) was selected by utilizing stratified Random Sampling techniques. For this study, questionnaire and interview was employed for data collection from the participants. In this study, correlational research designs was employed. Inferential statics mainly Pearson correlation coefficient, linear regression, one-way ANOVA and independent sample t-test were used to analyze the data. Finding of this study in terms of status of social media usage in the study area shows that most of the respondents strongly agreed by social media usage in the study area. Furthermore the obtained standard deviations from the often spend more time on social media usage and the finding Pearson correlational coefficient analysis revealed that Facebook,WhatsApp and viber usage have a significant negative relationship with students self-esteem, significantly positive relationship with psychosocial problem, such as depression, social anxiety and social connectedness. Linear regression analysis yielded that Facebook usage was the most promint factor to students self-esteem and social connectedness. Facebook and viber usage were the most contributing negatively variables students psychosocial adjustment. WhatsAspp and viber were fou nd contributing factor to students social anxiety viber,WhatsApp and Facebook usage were identified as the first, second and third contributing factor students depression. Result ofANOVA and t-test analysis yielded that there was statically significance mean difference among three types of social media (Facebook,WhatsApp and Viber) usage in terms of psychosocial adjustments among students.Furthemore t-test result revealed that there was statically a significance grade level, age and gender mean difference of secondary school students in terms of psychosocial adjustments. However, there was no statistical significant age difference of participation psychosocial adjustments among students. Based on the findings, it was recommended that there should be awareness creative and encouragement to use the appropriate social media site for educational purpose in secondary school students