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July 30, 2026North American journal of psychologyOpen Access

The Impact of Social Media on the Psychological Well-Being of Generation Z

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CWCitra Widyastuti WidyastutiNHNurul Hartini HartiniTDTriana Dewi Dewi

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Overview

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.

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Widyastuti et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a6af4e960e2b924d3ea06b2https://doi.org/10.65696/001c.165925
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