The Use of Social Media and its Relationship to Psychological Alienation and Academic Procrastination

Abstract

Although social media has been of great benefit to the flow of information and lifestyle inspiration, some negatives have radically changed an individual's life from a societal perspective. It enslaved its users psychologically and socially; Users have become victims of the digital product rather than the controller. Many psychological, social, academic, and cultural problems have emerged. Therefore, it was important to determine the extent to which social media was used by young people. Study the relationship between social media use, psychological alienation, and academic procrastination, and the differences between males and females in the study variables. The data was collected from 345 students from Najran University, of whom (186) were males and (159) were females. The average age of the sample ranged from (M = 21.3 years, and SD = 2.87 years. The results showed that 73.33% of the participants used social media more than four hours a day. Linear regression analysis also showed that students who would serve social media more than four hours a day had a higher level of psychological alienation and academic procrastination compared to those who used social media for less than two hours. In addition, there are no statistically significant differences between males and females in psychological alienation, while differences have emerged. A statistically significant function between males and females in academic procrastination in the direction of males. These findings suggest the importance of illustrating the negative effects of frequent use of social media on students, youth, and members of society in general. In addition to the importance of officials and relevant authorities such as universities, educational institutions, the family, and the media, to educate young people about the negative effects of the frequent use of social media on psychological, social, and academic aspects.