Social Well-being and its Relationship to Social Media Usage  among Hashemite University Students

Ahmad  Mahasneh; Ahmad  Gazo; Omar  Bataineh; Omar  Al-Adamat

doi:10.35516/hum.v51i1.2504

Authors

Ahmad Mahasneh Department of Educational Psychology, Faculty of Education Sciences, The Hashemite University, Jordan https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6308-0920
Ahmad Gazo Department of Educational Psychology, Faculty of Education Sciences, The Hashemite University, Jordan https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0949-1910
Omar Bataineh Department of Educational Foundations and Administration, Faculty of Education Sciences, The Hashemite University, Jordan https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1774-9398
Omar Al-Adamat Ministry of Education, Jordan https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9767-5754

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.35516/hum.v51i1.2504

Keywords:

Social well-being, social media usage, Hashemite University

Abstract

Objectives: The study aims to identify social well-being levels and the use of social media by gender and to determine whether there are differences in these levels across academic specializations. It also examines the correlation between social well-being and social media use.

Methods: Purposively selected, the sample of the study consisted of 840 male and female students at Hashemite University. Accordingly, various scales were used to achieve the study's objective, including a social well-being scale and a social media use scale. In terms of social well-being and social media usage, there were three levels: high (3.68-5), moderate (2.34-3.67), and low (1-2.34).

Results: Findings indicated that both levels of social well-being and social media use were moderate. The results also indicated that there were no statistically significant differences in levels of social well-being based on sex and academic specialization. On the other hand, the results showed statistically significant differences in the level of social media usage due to gender, in favour of females, and statistically significant differences in the level of social media usage due to academic specialization, in favour of students at humanist colleges. Finally, results showed a positive and statistically relationship between social well-being and social media usage.

Conclusions: The study recommends conducting counseling programs and workshops to educate university students about the negative aspects of social media addiction.

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