IMPACT OF FACEBOOK ON THE TRENDS OF UNIVERSITY STUDENTS

Abdul Malik Abbasi; Ajab Ali Lashari; Hatesh Kumar; Saher Khan; Kiran Rathore

doi:10.58921/jossams.03.02.068

Abdul Malik Abbasi Associate Professor of English, Department of Allied Subjects, Sindh Madresstul Islam University, Karachi
Ajab Ali Lashari Lecturer in Education, Department of Education, Sindh Madresstul Islam University, Karachi
Hatesh Kumar Lecturer in English, Department of Allied Subjects, Sindh Madresstul Islam University, Karachi
Saher Khan Student of Computer Science Department, Sindh Madresstul Islam University, Karachi
Kiran Rathore Student of Computer Science Department, Sindh Madresstul Islam University, Karachi

DOI: https://doi.org/10.58921/jossams.03.02.068

Keywords: Impact, Facebook, trends, social media, academics, students

Abstract

This paper aims to explore the impact of social website Facebook on academics and trends of lifestyle of the university students. It is one of the most popular social websites because it is used by a great number of students around the world. The study was conducted to explore the effects of social website on its users. It was hypothesized that the use of Facebook is a source of entertainment and medium of connecting students. There are some risks of Facebook exploitation in terms of its privacy, data security and its negative use which can affect students’ social life. The samplings were collected from the public sector university. There were total forty-six (N= 46) students. Twenty-three (n=23) were female coupled with 23 (n=23) male students of age group 18-25 years. Likert Scale was used for quantifying the results. However, the questionnaire was developed with open-ended and closed-ended queries/statements. The bar charts were developed through illustration of percentage. MS Excel program was used to further quantify the data. The findings of the study reveal that most of the Facebook users utilize it for communication, information, fun, and to be social globally. The study recommends that students should critically analyses the images, requests for friendship and videos before they accept them. They should count on only reliable sources of information rather than relying on every post they receive. They should keep balance between the use of social media, academics, and physical social world. However, excessive use of Facebook may affect academics and bring deleterious results.