Social Media Addiction and Its Psychological & Socio-Economic Impact on the College Going Youth

Abstract

Social media has changed the definition and the dimensions of distance among societies and the nations. Internet has webbed such a net between the facts and the desires of the people, especially the youth that it became really tough for them to come out of it. Millennial and Gen Z (youth) is the vulnerable category which has staked its life and future with intense involvement in Social media. The researcher aims to investigate and analyse the reasons responsible for the increased use of Social media and interpret the impact on their life. This research may help to recognize the various factors responsible for the hyper use of social media amongst the youngsters and the resultant psychological and socio-economic impacts in their behaviour and life.   As the youth is the life line of any nation, this research may help to curb addiction of social media and may help to convert it in a real blessing for the knowledge seekers.

Keywords: Social media, youth, addiction, impact, psychological.