Quantitative study demonstrates a significant effect of social media use on psychological well-being in Generation Z, indicating mental health considerations.
Key Points
The research investigates how social media use affects psychological well-being in Generation Z.
Quantitative descriptive design
Sample size of 182 Yogyakarta students aged 19-24 years
Analysis using Partial Least Square Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM)
Social media use correlates with psychological well-being in Generation Z.
Social media use explains 13.5% of the variation in psychological well-being.
The remaining 86.5% of variation is influenced by other unmeasured variables.