Impact of Facebook Usage on Family Environment and Individuals’ Stress Anxiety and Depression

Abstract

Background: Mental health- Not only has social media been proven to cause sadness or unhappiness, but it can also lead to the mental health problems like Depression, Anxiety, and loneliness, Social withdrawal when used is of Facebook is not limited or without any precautions. Aim: To assess the prevalence of Facebook use and its impact on the family environment as well as individuals' stress, Anxiety & Depression. Methodology: Presented study is Non-experimental descriptive design research on the Impact of Facebook use on the Family Environment and individual Stress, Anxiety, and Depression. Sample Consisting of 141 Samples. Samples were selected from the Community of Pune District, by following inclusion and Exclusion Criteria. In the tools, Socio- the demographic sheet, Bergen Facebook Addiction Scale, Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale, and Family Environment Scale were administered to the sample. First and foremost, the researcher took permission from the Institute Director to conduct the present study. Result & Conclusion: The study found the most significant correlation between Facebook use and Depression, Anxiety, and Stress. There was no significant correlation found between Facebook use and the Family environment.

Keywords: Facebook use, family environment, depression, anxiety, stress.