The Relationship of Social Networking to Adolescent Psychosocial Adjustment in Selected Preparatory Schools of Addis Ababa
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2014-06
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Addis Ababa University
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This study was undertaken to find out the relationship of social networking to adolescent
students’ psychosocial adjustment in selected preparatory schools of Addis Ababa. One hundred
eighty eight students from four preparatory schools (two from public and two from private) were
selected by using multistage sampling. They were asked to check their level of social networking
usage and psychosocial adjustment. The results were analyzed using SPSS version 20 computer
software. The results show that (1) preparatory students mainly use Facebook for social utility,
(2) there is a relationship between students’ Facebook usage and students’ psychosocial
adjustment, (3) students with higher Facebook usage show lower psychosocial adjustment, (4)
there is no difference between male and female students in their psychosocial adjustment, (5)
private preparatory school students show higher Facebook usage and lower psychosocial
adjustment than public preparatory school students, and (6) there is a difference between
Facebook users and non-users in their psychosocial adjustment, Facebook non-users show high
psychosocial adjustment than high-users. The results are analyzed and interpreted from the point
of view of past research, and conclusions are drawn. This study suggests that preparatory
students need to be encouraged to use the site for educational purpose. Besides, those students
who spent longer time on Facebook should be advised to minimize their on-line time
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Development Psychology