“Factors of Social Networking Towards the Development of Self-Esteem, Social Skills and Learning Behavior Among Adolescents”
Balan Rathakrishnan1, Mohammad Amin Wani2, Sajad Ahmad Bhat3, Azizi Yahaya4, Soon Singh Bikar Singh5, Mohammad Rahim Kamaluddin6, Manish Kumar Verma7
1Balan Rathakrishnan, Associate Professor, Faculty of Psychology and Education, University Malaysia Sabah, Malaysia.
2Mohammad Amin Wani, Department of Psychology Lovely Professional University, Pagwara (Punjab), India.
3Dr. Sajad Ahmad Bhat, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology Lovely Professional University, Pagwara (Punjab), India.
4Azizi Yahaya, Lecturer, Faculty of Psychology & Education, University Malaysia Sabah, Malaysia.
5Soon Singh Bikar Singh, Lecturer, Faculty of Psychology & Education, University Malaysia Sabah, Malaysia.
6Mohammad Rahim Kamaluddin, Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Social Sciences & Social Humanities, National University of Malaysia.
7Manish Kumar Verma, Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Lovely Professional University Phagwara (Punjab), India.
Manuscript received on 04 May 2019 | Revised Manuscript received on 16 May 2019 | Manuscript Published on 23 May 2019 | PP: 488-493 | Volume-7 Issue-6S5 April 2019 | Retrieval Number: F10850476S519/2019©BEIESP
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Abstract: The fundamental object of the current research was to identify the factors of social networking sites in the development of self-esteem, social skills & learning behavior among adolescents in Malaysia, for this purpose sample of 220 students were randomly selected from different seven schools in Johor Bahru town of Malaysia. The obtained primary data was statistically analyzed by descriptive statistics through SPSS 20 version. Results demonstrated that Instant messenger is the most prevailing factor in contributing the self esteem, social skill & learning behaviour. Further it is also unveiled that social network sites viz Facebook, Twitter and YouTube have their influence on adolescent development. The research also gives the detailed descriptive discussion about how the social networking contributes towards the development of selected variables.
Keywords: Adolescents, Social Networking, self-esteem, Learning Behaviour.
Scope of the Article: Social Networks