IMPACT OF SOCIAL MEDIA ON ADJUSTMENT OF WOMEN UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS

Asma Gull; Dr. Sajad Ahmad Mir; Dr. Sameena Basu

doi:10.17605/OSF.IO/BQ2XE

Authors

Asma Gull Research Scholar, MANUU CTE Srinagar
Dr. Sajad Ahmad Mir Assistant Professor, Central University of Kashmir Ganderbal
Dr. Sameena Basu Assistant Professor, MANUU CTE Srinagar

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/BQ2XE

Keywords:

Social Media, Adjustment, Higher Education

Abstract

The present was undertaken to focus on the impact of social media on adjustment of women undergraduate students. A sample size of 200 women undergraduate students were selected randomly from two government degree colleges of district Pulwama Kashmir. Information blank and Nadeem’s HOSOCES were employed for data collection. Mean, SD, percentage, t-test were employed for data analysis. The findings of the study revealed that majority of women undergraduate students are social media users and a significant difference was found between social media user and social media non-user women undergraduate students on adjustment.

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