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PROJECT TOPIC:  AN EVALUATION OF SOCIAL MEDIA ADDICTION AMONG FEMALE STUDENTS OF RIVERS STATE UNIVERSITY
Department:  Mass Communication
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AN EVALUATION OF SOCIAL MEDIA ADDICTION AMONG FEMALE STUDENTS OF RIVERS STATE UNIVERSITY

ABSTRACT

This study is an evaluation of Social Media addiction among female students of Rivers State University, Port Harcourt. The objectives, among others, were to find out whether the phenomena of addiction exists among females students of Rivers State University as a result of social   media usage, and to highlight the level of social media addiction among them, as well as to find out the social media platforms students subscribed to. In other to give focus to the study, the researcher adopted the survey method with questionnaire as the instrument. The questionnaire was structured to elicit response based on the research question and it was patterned after the original Cyberspace Addiction Test. The questions were both open and closed ended, allowing for definite and in-depth responses. The findings of this study, was based on 300 respondents drawn from the population size. The findings revealed that social media platforms such as Facebook and Whatsapp are mostly used by the students and that the phenomena of addiction does exist among students with some scoring mildly, moderately, with only 2% being severely addicted. Given the addictive nature of social media, the researcher recommends that the institution engage students in compulsory extra-curriculum activities in other to reduce online time. The researchers also recommends that a population bigger than 300 should be studied for a more heterogeneous representation.

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENT

CHAPTER 1

INTRODUCTION

1.1              BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY

1.2              STATEMENT OF PROBLEM

1.3              RESEARCH AIMS

1.4       RESEARCH QUESTIONS

1.5       SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY

1.6       SCOPE OF STUDY

1.7       LIMITATION OF THE STUDY

1.8  OPERATIONAL DEFINITIONS

 

CHAPTER 2

LITERATURE REVIEW

2.1       THEORETICAL FRAME DUTY/REVIEW

2.2       CONCEPTUAL REVIEW

2.2.1    CYBERSPACE HABITUATION

2.2.2    SYMPTOM OF CYBERSPACE HABITUATION

2.2.3    CAUTILIZES OF CYBERSPACE HABITUATION

2.2.4    GREGARIOUS MEDIA HABITUATION

2.2.5    CONCEPT OF GREGARIOUS MEDIA

2.2.6    TYPES OF GREGARIOUSMEDIA PLATFORMSAND THEIR USAGE

2.2.7     MOVEABLE GREGARIOUS MEDIA

2.2.8    GREGARIOUS WEBING SITES

2.2.8.1  IMPACT OF GREGARIOUS WEBING SITES

2.2.8.2  FEATURES OF GREGARIOUS WEBING SITES

2.2.8.3  GREGARIOUS WEB AND EDUCATION

2.2.8.4  LIMITATIONS OF GREGARIOUS WEBING IN EDUCATION

2.2.8.4  NIGERIA AND GREGARIOUS WEBING

2.2.9    GREGARIOUS WEBING SITES AND HOW THEY FUNCTION

2.2.10  PARENTAL EMBROILEMENT AND GREGARIOUS MEDIA

2.2.11  BENEFITS OF GREGARIOUS WEBING

2.2.12 TUTEE’S ADDICTIVENESS TO GREGARIOUS MEDIA

2.2.13 TUTEES EXPOSURE TO GREGARIOUS MEDIA

2.2.14 INFLUENCE OF GREGARIOUS MEDIA WEB ON TUTEE SCHOLARLY PERFORMANCE

2.3 EMPIRICAL REVIEW

2.4   SUMMARY OFREVIEW

 

CHAPTER 3

RESEARCH PEDAGOGYOLOGY

3.1 RESEARCH DESIGN

3.2 POPULATION OF THE STUDY

3.3 SAMPLE SIZE AND SAMPLING TECHNIQUE

3.4 RESEARCH INSTRUMENT

3.5 VALIDITY OF MEASURING INSTRUMENT

3.6 DATA COLLECTION

3.7 PEDAGOGY OF DATA ANALYSIS

 

CHAPTER 4

DATA, ANALYSIS AND DISCUSSION OF FINDINGS

4.1  ANALYSIS OF DEMOGRAPHIC DATA

4.2  ANSWERING RESEARCH QUESTIONS

4.2.1        RESEARCH QUESTION 1

4.2.2        RESEARCH QUESTION 2

4.2.3        CYBERSPACE HABITUATION TEST 

4.2.4         RESEARCH QUESTION 3

4.2.5     LEVEL OF HABITUATION

4.3        DISCUSSION OF FINDINGS

CHAPTER 5

SUMMARY OF FINDINGS, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS

5.1  SUMMARY

5.2  CONCLUSION

5.3  RECOMMENDATIONS

5.4  CONTRIBUTIONS TO KNOWLEDGE

5.5  SUGGESTIONS FOR FURTHER STUDY

REFERENCES

 

 

 

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