International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS) | Volume II, Issue XII, December 2018 | ISSN 2454–6186

The Factors of Social Media Use on Depression in Malaysia

Nuramanina¹, Z.M. Lukman², C.Azlini³, R.Normal⁴, M.Y Kamal⁵

^1,2,3,4,5Faculty of Applied Social Sciences, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia

Abstract— The objective of this study is to understand the factors between social media use and depression, by helping eliminate any inconsistencies from prior findings and research employed quantitative method that rettrist information to online survey. The data obtained in the analysis into the superior form by using the pivod table expanding the research to include other possible contributing factors that have yet to be explored. Participants consist of 18-34 years old in Malaysia. This to get the percentage and frequency. Participations (N = 326) reported that there are several potential causes of depression caused by the use of social media. The factors include loss of interest 47.1%, fatigue 34.7%, social isolation 49.1%, mood swings 52.8%,in ability to feel pleasure 29.1%, sadness 60.1%, give up 26.1% and unhealthy sleep 34%. The majority of respondents who answered the survey questionnaire 76.7% were those who had cyberbullying through social media. These results confirmed that social media cyberbullying is a potential causal factor of depression. Furthermore, it was found that there are additional causal factors resulting from social media use include emotional, too much time spent on social media.

Keywords— Internet use, Social media, Cyberbullying, Depression, Malaysia

I. INTRODUCTION

Social media is one of the online services where individuals have the opportunity to interact with other individuals through several various verbal and non-verbal [1]. There includes Facebook, Youtube, blogs, twitter and any sharing applications [1]. The form of social media owned can offer important functions to its users including communication, building new relationships and existing preservation, as well as platforms to share knowledge and information with each other [2].