Abstract
Social media has become part and parcel of today’s youth life and
it has altogether changed the ways people interact with each
other. There is ample evidence in research suggesting impact of
social media on different facets of physical, psychological and
mental health of the users (Pantic, 2014; Braynt, 2018; O’Reilly et
al., 2018; Kennedy, 2019; Keles, McCrae, & Grealish, 2019). The
purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between
social media usage and eudaimonic well-being. The study was
quantitative in nature and the data was collected by opting crosssectional survey research method. Social media usage was
analyzed by adapting Facebook intensity scale and eudaimonic
well-being was assessed through Ryff’s scale (1989) of
psychological well-being. It was revealed that respondents of the
study are active users of social media and primarily they are using
social media more for self-projection, socialization and escape.
Social media usage intensity showed a positive significant
correlation with all six dimensions of psychological well-being. A
greater strength of effects and relationship was found with
personal growth and autonomy respectively. It was also found
that males in the study possessed more positive psychological
well-being. Similarly the males showed more significantly
positive relations with others and they scored higher in selfacceptance. It is concluded that social media usage is
predominantly contributing in increasing the psychological wellbeing of teenagers in Pakistan in a positive direction.
Sahifa Mukhtar. (2020) Social Media Usage and Psychological Well-Being of College Teens in Pakistan: A Correlational Study, Journal of Media Studies, Volume-35, Issue-2.
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