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Social Media Usage and Social Wellbeing of Undergraduate in Nigeria

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  • Temitope Sarah OGUNGBAIGBE

    (Department of Educational Foundations, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife. Osun state)

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Social well-being is critical to individual's overall well-being and daily functioning. This study assessed the prevalence of social media usage among undergraduate students of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU). It investigated the level of social well-being of the students and examined the influence of social media usage on social well-being of the undergraduates. The study employed a descriptive survey research design. The population for this study comprised the undergraduates of the university. A sample of 300 undergraduates was selected from the population (females = 57%; age range 22-27 years; favourite social media platform = Whatsapp) using convenience sampling technique. Data were collected using two research instruments, titled Social Media Use Integration Scale (α = 0.82) and Social Wellbeing Scale (α = 0.78). The Data were analysed using both descriptive and inferential statistics. Results revealed that there is a prevalence of social media usage among the undergraduates and the social well-being of the undergraduates is high. Furthermore, a positive relationship was found between social media usage and social well-being (R = 0.672, p

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  • Temitope Sarah OGUNGBAIGBE, 2026. "Social Media Usage and Social Wellbeing of Undergraduate in Nigeria," International Journal of Research and Innovation in Applied Science, International Journal of Research and Innovation in Applied Science (IJRIAS), vol. 11(4), pages 2155-2164, April.
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