The effects of social media use on depression among the youth (15-29) in Munyonyo, Kampala District
| dc.contributor.author | Tracy Atim Shifrah | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-08-13T07:39:19Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-08-13T07:39:19Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2026-05-19 | |
| dc.description | Undergraduate | |
| dc.description.abstract | This research investigated the Impact of Social Media Usage and Depression among aged 15 – 29 in Munyonyo, Kampala District, Uganda. A deductive positivist paradigm is adopted, structured questionnaires -Social Media Disorder Scale and the DASS- 21- (depression subscale) requiring quantitative data from 30 respondents, selected through the simple random method. It was found that 60% of respondents were female, 50% were between the ages of 20–24 and 60% of respondents were students. Social comparison was found to be the main reason for depression, with 76.7% of respondents agreeing that comparing their life to other people’s statuses, pictures, comments etc. made them feel insecure. Positive signs were that 83.3% of respondents used social media to keep in touch with friends and family and that they kept their use of social media to 2–3 hours per day (73.3%). Overall, the study finds that although social media is linked to depression through cyberbullying, accommodation to activities on social media and FOMO, behavioral interventions are definitely effective with the most highly recommended being that users should take regular holidays from social media and digital literacy should be introduced into schools. Targeted interventions like digital literacy education, school-based mental health care and community sensitization should be promoted by the government in order to address the issue of social media depression among the young people of Uganda. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12311/3502 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | Uganda Christian University | |
| dc.title | The effects of social media use on depression among the youth (15-29) in Munyonyo, Kampala District | |
| dc.type | Dissertation |