A Descriptive Study to Assess the Attitude and Effect of Social Media On Academic Performance of Nursing Students of Chhattisgarh

Abstract

The human beings are born social. Interacting with friends and family is a basic need of human for centuries. In recent decades with the development of information technology the way of interpersonal communication has drastically changed especially due to rapid proliferation of internet - based social media. The present study was undertaken to assess the attitude and effect of social media on academic performance of nursing students of Chhattisgarh. Methods: Descriptive study was done and simple random sampling method was used to select 400 B.Sc. nursing students from different college. Self-structured 3-point Likert scale, was used to assess the attitude of Nursing students towards social media and effect of social media on academic performance of Nursing students. Data Analysis: Statistical analysis was done by using descriptive and inferential statistical method. Result: The study findings revealed that, the majority197 (49.25%) students have a positive attitude toward social media. Regarding impact of social media on academic performance of nursing students Maximum (51.57 %) nursing students said social media had a positive impact on their academic performance. Conclusion: The researchers concluded that maximum Nursing students reported social media had positive impact on their academic performance if they use it in a responsible manner.