Impact of Social Networking Addiction on General belongingness, Inferiority & Insecurity among College Students

Abstract

An excessive and obsessive need to use Social Networking websites and applications, which frequently interferes with everyday life and personal obligations, is referred to as Social Networking. This study examines the impact of Social Networking addiction on the psychological dimensions of general belongingness, inferiority, and insecurity among college students. As Social Networking usage continues to surge, addiction to these platforms is becoming a prevalent concern, influencing students’ mental health and interpersonal relationships. For this study total 115 college student who studying in various stream ( Arts, Commerce and Science) whose age between 18 to 25 years from different cities of India sample collected thought the google form and 115 (N=115) Male N = 51 and Female N = 64 individually included in the study. the sample further divided into 2 group, 1 is complete sample and 2 is addicted sample. The data analysis was done using SPSS version 27.0. In the data analysis descriptive statistics, Pearson r correlation and to check the impact linear regression were used. The result shown that Social Networking addiction is negatively correlated with general belongingness and no correlation found between Social Networking addiction and inferiority and insecurity. Furthermore, the variables inferiority & insecurity were negatively correlated with general belongingness and inferiority positively correlated with insecurity.