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Castro, Jennifer (2025) A Qualitative Study on the Impact of Excessive Social Media Use on College Students. Undergraduate thesis, Dublin, National College of Ireland.
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Background and Aims: It is evident from past literature that social media frequent use has a grater negative impact on users’ lives in comparison to the existent positive effect, and understanding the impact of excessive social media use on college students is essential to provide support and promote a healthier social media use. However, few research has explored the depth and complexity of students perception and experiences. The present study aimed to understand students experiences and the impact of social media excessive use during college.
Method: The study utilized a qualitative design and an inductive approach to thematic analysis through semi-structured interviews to examine the impact of excessive social media use on various aspects of students personal and academic lives. A number of 8 students participated in this study, including 1 pilot.
Results: Participants’ responses to questions about their social media use were grouped into three meta-themes and seven subthemes; participant statement excerpts were presented. These themes highlight the complex impact of social media in students' academic and personal lives, and well-being.
Conclusions: Social media significantly affects college students, offering both benefits like enhanced learning and networking opportunities, and drawbacks such as distraction and mood irregularity. Findings revealed a predominant negative effect of students’ social media overuse. Future research should explore additional variables to further to understand social media's role in students' lives.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Undergraduate) |
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| Supervisors: | Name Email Bryan, Eden UNSPECIFIED |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Social media; college students; thematic analysis |
| Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > Psychology L Education > LB Theory and practice of education > LB2300 Higher Education Z Bibliography. Library Science. Information Resources > ZA Information resources > ZA4150 Computer Network Resources > The Internet > World Wide Web > Websites > Online social networks T Technology > TK Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineering > Telecommunications > The Internet > World Wide Web > Websites > Online social networks |
| Divisions: | School of Business (- 2025) > BA (Honours) in Psychology |
| Depositing User: | Ciara O'Brien |
| Date Deposited: | 07 Nov 2025 11:38 |
| Last Modified: | 07 Nov 2025 11:43 |
| URI: | https://norma.ncirl.ie/id/eprint/8882 |
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