PSYCHOSOCIAL VARIABLES AND SOCIAL MEDIA USAGE AMONG SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN CALABAR MUNICIPALITY, CROSS RIVER STATE
Abstract
The study examined Psychosocial Variables and Social Media Usage among Senior Secondary
School Students in Calabar Municipality, Cross River State. To achieve the purpose of this study
four null hypotheses were generated to direct the study. The study adopted the descriptive survey
research design and made use of a population of 1839 senior secondary two students in Calabar
municipality for 2024/2025 academic session and sample of 368 SS2 Students sampled. The
instruments for data collection were titled on “Psychosocial Variables and Social Media Usage
Questionnaire (PVSMUQ) was the main instrument for data collection. Data was collected by the
researcher who randomly administered the instruments to students present as at the days and time
visited. The data collected were analyzed using Person Product Moment Correlation Analysis
(PPMC). The result of the analysis revealed that there is a significant relationship between Selfesteem, peer pressure, parental guidance and social anxiety and social media usage among senior
secondary school students in Calabar Municipality. The following recommendations among others
were hereby put forwards as a result of the outcome of the study: that students should be conscious
of the time they spent on social media sites in order to have more time for their classroom activities
and homework, that School authorities should encourage the students to judiciously use the
available computer laboratory in schools for educational purpose.
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