An Exploratory Study of First-Year Students’ Mental Health Support and Problematic Use of Social Media
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Participants and Experimental Procedure
2.2. Questionnaire
2.2.1. University Support and Acceptance Scale [62]
2.2.2. Bergen Social Media Addiction Scale [63]
2.2.3. UCLA Loneliness Scale Version 3 [65]
2.2.4. Depression and Anxiety Scale from DASS-21 [66]
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Department | Total 1st-Year Students (% Rate Responses) | Males (%) | Females (%) |
---|---|---|---|
Psychology | 111 (43% of cohort) | 10 (9%) | 101 (91%) |
Electrical and Engineering Electronics | 19 (12.0% of cohort) | 14 (74%) | 5 (26%) |
Computer Sciences | 28 (10% of cohort) | 21 (75%) | 7 (25%) |
Total | 158 (22.3% of cohort) | 45 (28.5%) | 113 (71.5%) |
Department | Age M (±SD) |
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Psychology | 19.1 (±3.10) |
Electrical and Engineering Electronics | 19.1 (±1.19) |
Computer Sciences | 21.1 (±3.79) |
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Limniou, M.; Raja, M.; Donovan, M.; Hands, C. An Exploratory Study of First-Year Students’ Mental Health Support and Problematic Use of Social Media. Trends High. Educ. 2025, 4, 9. https://doi.org/10.3390/higheredu4010009
Limniou M, Raja M, Donovan M, Hands C. An Exploratory Study of First-Year Students’ Mental Health Support and Problematic Use of Social Media. Trends in Higher Education. 2025; 4(1):9. https://doi.org/10.3390/higheredu4010009
Chicago/Turabian StyleLimniou, Maria, Munira Raja, Mia Donovan, and Caroline Hands. 2025. "An Exploratory Study of First-Year Students’ Mental Health Support and Problematic Use of Social Media" Trends in Higher Education 4, no. 1: 9. https://doi.org/10.3390/higheredu4010009
APA StyleLimniou, M., Raja, M., Donovan, M., & Hands, C. (2025). An Exploratory Study of First-Year Students’ Mental Health Support and Problematic Use of Social Media. Trends in Higher Education, 4(1), 9. https://doi.org/10.3390/higheredu4010009