Facebook Use and Students’ Emotional States of Depression, Onxiety, and Stress in Selected Polytechnic Colleges of Addis Ababa
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2021-03
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Most of recent researchers found that Facebook use is related to students’ emotional states of
depression, anxiety and stress. The objective of study was to investigate the relationship of using
Facebook on students’ emotional states of depression, anxiety, and stress. A research design of
descriptive correlational was used to investigate this research. And also linear regression and
multivariate tests used to analysis the data. Cross-sectional research was selected from time
perspective. The population of this study was 360 students who attend their education in 2020
academic calendar at the 3/three/ (General Wingate, Tegibard, and Entoto) Polytechnic colleges
of Addis Ababa. The instrument of this study was standardized instruments i.e. Facebook
Intensity Scale, and Depression, Anxiety and Stress (DASS-42/ scales. The data was collected in
December first 2020. Correlation coefficients indicated that Facebook use and emotional states
of depression(r=0.155, P=0.03), anxiety(r=0.138, P=0.009) and stress (r=0.110, P= 0.038) had
a significant relationship. Time spent on Facebook correlated significantly with depression
(r=0.162, P =0.002) and Anxiety (r =0.145, P=0.006). Number of Facebook friends and
emotional states of depression, anxiety and stress did not have any significant relationship. The
three emotional states/ depression, anxiety and stress/ had a significant relationship. Linear
regression coefficients (Beta) showed that there was a significant relationship between Facebook
intensity, and emotional states of depression, anxiety and stress. Moreover, the result showed
that there is significant evidence that relationship exists between Facebook intensity, and
depression, anxiety and stress. There was no gender difference statistically found on time spent
on Facebook and prevalence of depression, anxiety and stress. From the data collected and
analyzed conclusions have been drawn.
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Facebook, Facebook Intensity Scale, Depression, Anxiety and stress and Depression, Anxiety and Stress scales (DASS-42)