Study on Perceived Stress, Coping, & Social Media Addiction Among College Students

Abstract

Each semester, a large number of college students enrol in courses, paving the way for successful jobs and contented lives. During this time, the students should manage many stressors stemming from academic, personal, and, once in a while, work lives which need proper stress control via their coping mechanisms. Besides this, the amount of time they spend on social media and its excessive usage has been thought to increase students’ stress levels & affecting their mental health. This study, therefore, pursues to decide whether or not there is a considerable association between perceived stress, coping & usage in addition to time spent on social networking in those young adults’ lives. Using the Perceived Stress Scale (1983), Coping Scale (2013) & Bergen Social Media Addiction Scale (2022), data were collected from 227 participants (woman=116, male= 111) aged between 18 to 21 years, studying numerous undergraduate degree colleges affiliated to Calcutta university. The findings suggest a significant positive correlation between college students’ perceived stress & social media dependency. Key words: Perceived Stress, Coping, Social media Addiction, College students.