Social Media & GPA
Presentation Type
Poster
Faculty Advisor
Patricia McGaughey
Access Type
Event
Start Date
26-4-2024 11:15 AM
End Date
26-4-2024 12:15 PM
Description
With the usage of social media over the years it has contributed to the impact on a multitude of individuals everyday life. Previous studies have demonstrated that the use of social media has an impact on depression. A questionnaire was used to analyze the impact social media has on GPA or poor academic variables. We found that there was a correlation with social media usage specifically twitter, in relation to gender identity, rape (forced/unwanted and not sure), cigarrette use and exercise. Multivariable logistic regression models showed that university students who reported high use of social media had higher odds of self-reported feeling depressed most, or all of the time, adjusting for gender, history of forced/unwanted sex, smoking cigarettes or marijuana, drinking alcohol and exercising 4 or more days a week. More specifically, the final model was significant (n = 549; LR Chi2 42.69; p<0.001) and multivariable logistic regression showed that high Twitter use was associated with nearly 4 times the odds of feeling depressed most or all of the time (p = 0.001, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 1.8-8.8) compared to low Twitter use, holding constant gender, history of forced/unwanted sex, smoking, alcohol use and exercising 4 or more times per week. Notably, a history of forced/unwanted sex was associated with 4.7 times the odds (p<0.001; 95% CI 2.0-10.7) and smoking cigarettes or marijuana was associated with 3.2 times the odds of feeling mostly depressed (p = 0.002, 95% CI 1.5-6.8). Contrary to what was originally studied we found that social media has an impact on more variables than anticipated.
Social Media & GPA
With the usage of social media over the years it has contributed to the impact on a multitude of individuals everyday life. Previous studies have demonstrated that the use of social media has an impact on depression. A questionnaire was used to analyze the impact social media has on GPA or poor academic variables. We found that there was a correlation with social media usage specifically twitter, in relation to gender identity, rape (forced/unwanted and not sure), cigarrette use and exercise. Multivariable logistic regression models showed that university students who reported high use of social media had higher odds of self-reported feeling depressed most, or all of the time, adjusting for gender, history of forced/unwanted sex, smoking cigarettes or marijuana, drinking alcohol and exercising 4 or more days a week. More specifically, the final model was significant (n = 549; LR Chi2 42.69; p<0.001) and multivariable logistic regression showed that high Twitter use was associated with nearly 4 times the odds of feeling depressed most or all of the time (p = 0.001, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 1.8-8.8) compared to low Twitter use, holding constant gender, history of forced/unwanted sex, smoking, alcohol use and exercising 4 or more times per week. Notably, a history of forced/unwanted sex was associated with 4.7 times the odds (p<0.001; 95% CI 2.0-10.7) and smoking cigarettes or marijuana was associated with 3.2 times the odds of feeling mostly depressed (p = 0.002, 95% CI 1.5-6.8). Contrary to what was originally studied we found that social media has an impact on more variables than anticipated.
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Additional Author: Kailey Bonarowicz