The effects of social media use in undergraduate students

<p>The purposes of this study were to see how social media use by undergraduate students affects their academics as well as their social life in college. Participants consisted of undergraduate students at Rowan University aged 18 and older (n=116). In order to obtain data on this topic, students were asked to participate via online survey. Students expressed what types of social media they use, such as Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and SnapChat. They were also asked how much time they spend on social media, their current GPA (grade point average) and whether their GPA has increased or decreased due to the amount of time they spend using social media. Data was analyzed using SPSS. </p>

Name thesis:degree_name

M.A. School Psychology

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Psychology

Year dc:date.available

2016

Author dc:creator

• Heffner, Tara

Contributors dc:contributor

• Dihoff, Roberta

• social media use
• undergraduate academics
• Social media; Academic achievement
• Educational Psychology

Repository record dc:identifier

https://rdw.rowan.edu/etd/1440

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:rdw.rowan.edu:etd-2440