Exploring the Link Between Social Media Use and Youth Stress: A Study Across School and Community Groups

Shaliyah Nick Johnson & Wales University 17 March 2024 Week 9 Essay Data Collection Approaches Research Purpose: The purpose of this research study is to understand the correlation between problematic social media use and stress amongst youths and offer recommendations on how to limit uncontrollable media use amongst youths for their mental well-being. Research Question: What is the correlation between Problematic media use and stress amongst youths? While analyzing the correlation between problematic social networking and stress amongst youths, I will use school and community groups as my source of data. Initially I had proposed considering only the JWU students as my primary source of data, but I can also incorporate a community group within our church as another potential source of data that wil