Social media addiction and psychological well-being among adolescents in Malaysia: A preliminary study in testing mediating effect of social support

Shue, Ling Chong and Sheena Yin, Xin Tiong (2024) Social media addiction and psychological well-being among adolescents in Malaysia: A preliminary study in testing mediating effect of social support. In: ISQOLS 2024 Annual Conference, 25-28 June 2024, International Convention Centre (SICC), Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia.

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Abstract

Malaysia is experiencing exponential increase of social media users and adolescents contribute substantially to this phenomenon. As adolescents are considered to be the most vulnerable age group in relation with psychosocial issues, we seek to determine if problematic use of social media affects psychological health and sleep of adolescents. We also seek to examine if social support mediate the said relationships.

Item Type: Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Funders: None
Uncontrolled Keywords: Social media addiction; Psychological; Psychosocial issues; Adolescents; Sleep quality
Subjects: B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology
Q Science > Q Science (General)
Divisions: Faculty of Science > Institute of Biological Sciences
Depositing User: Mr. Mohd Safri
Date Deposited: 20 Aug 2024 02:14
Last Modified: 20 Aug 2024 02:15
URI: http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/46312

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