THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SOCIAL ANXIETY AND EXPOSURE TO DIFFERENT TYPES OF SOCIAL MEDIA
Ibrahim NEZIRI, Anisa HASANI
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to determine the relationship between exposure to social media and the level of social anxiety. Based on the relevant scientific data, we have many indicators that say that social media is an inseparable part of man in today's time, so this study aimed to show the change of social anxiety according to exposure to social media.
The methodology of this study is non-experimental correlational, which included relevant techniques for data collection with 102 subjects in the Republic of North Macedonia with an average age of 28 years.
The results of the study showed a statistically significant weak negative relationship between exposure to social media and level of social anxiety, where simple linear regression analysis showed a statistically significant pattern of predicting change in social anxiety according to exposure to social media. No significant differences were found according to gender, place of residence, employment status and age.
The contribution of the findings of this study is important for all ages, especially for young people, students, parents, various institutions, to provide an important explanation regarding the relationship of social anxiety with exposure to social media.
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116 - 123