Social Media Use, Sleep Quality, Mental Health and Academic Performance of Public Secondary School Students in Afijio Local Government Area, Oyo State, Nigeria
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Background: This study examined social media use, sleep quality, mental health, and academic performance of public secondary school students in Afijio LGA, Oyo State, Nigeria.
Method: The study employed a descriptive research survey method. The population of the study comprised 12,450 students in 13 secondary schools in Afijio LGA, while a purposive sampling technique was used to draw 120 students from five public secondary schools. The data collected were analysed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS).
Results: The findings from the study showed that the academic performance of students in Afijio LGA is at the first two stages of the pyramid cognitive domain, that is, knowledge and comprehension. Also, students mostly use Snapchat, Facebook, Google, and TikTok for chatting, updates and information, entertainment, and academic purposes. The findings revealed further that the sleep quality of students is moderate, following the fact that most of them sleep for an average of 6 hours per day. Also, the study pressure factor, forced and emotional instability factor scores were high on the mental health check of the respondents.
Conclusion: The study concluded that excessive use of social media can lead to addiction and can cause mental illness, poor academic performance, and anxiety among students. Therefore, the study recommended that school administrators should enforce all domains of academic performance to help students cope and adapt easily with the requirements of tertiary institutions, and they should be given adequate orientation on the negative effects of social media addiction, mental health, and the implications of sleeping less than the required hours by health experts.
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