The Effect of UsingFace bookon Psychosocial Wellbeing

Pages: 387-392
Wondwossen Teka (School of Education &Behavioral Sciences, Woldiya University, Dambi Dollo, Ethiopia)
Dawit Asrat Getahun (Collegeof Education &Behavioral Sciences, Bahir Dar University, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia)

The main objective of this study is to assess the effect of using social networking site (Facebook) on the user’s psychosocial wellbeing among preparatory school students. Two hundred sixty six (164 male and 102 female) preparatory school students selected using stratified random sampling technique involved in the study. Five standardized tools (Facebook intensity scale, satisfaction with life scale, depression scale, self-esteem scale and social anxiety scale)were used tocollect data. Data analysis using two way-ANOVA revealed that Facebook user participants had low score in psychosocial wellbeing than their counter parts and female Facebook users were more vulnerable for low psychosocial wellbeing than males. These finding suggest that the government should establish standardized safe Internet use and harm minimization educational program, provide appropriate alternatives, like sport, educational and recreation facilities for adolescents, and researchers should conduct by including more psychosocial variables with better sample size and better study area.