Social Media Usage for Mental Health Information among University of Ilorin Undergraduates

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dc.contributor.authorKadiri, Kehinde Kadijat
dc.contributor.authorHaroon-Sulyman, Shakirat Oluwatosin
dc.contributor.authorKehinde, Adetola Ayotunde
dc.contributor.authorAdejumo, Phebian Boluwatife
dc.contributor.authorUdende, Patrick
dc.date.accessioned2023-10-03T10:34:16Z
dc.date.available2023-10-03T10:34:16Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.description.abstractThe increased deterioration of mental health among undergraduates, its causes, and viable panaceas are becoming an academic concern and a populated area of study among researchers worldwide. Amidst this is a bone of contention among scholars on the relevance of social media and its role in improving or deteriorating the mental health of undergraduates. Social media and its affiliated applications may either depreciate mental health or improve it among undergraduates. Thus, through an exploratory qualitative research design, this study investigated social media usage for mental health information among University of Ilorin undergraduates to understand the consequences of social media use on their mental health. The study purposively sampled thirty undergraduates using the in-depth interview as the instrument for data collection. Findings revealed that there is high usage of social media among the undergraduates. Based on the findings, the high usage of social media is borne out of the need to gratify their mental health needs, using it to seek mental health assistance. While there is an attestation by the undergraduates that social media usage has positive consequences on their mental health, the platform is found to predispose them to depression and low self-esteem. The study recommended that mental healthcare providers should focus more on mental health advocacy on social media as this would help to give credibility to mental health information available on social media.en_US
dc.identifier.citationKadiri, K. K., Haroon-Sulyman, S. O., Kehinde, A. A., Adejumo, P. B., & Udende, P. (2020). Social Media Usage for Mental Health Information among University of Ilorin Undergraduates.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://uilspace.unilorin.edu.ng/handle/20.500.12484/11798
dc.publisherSocial & Digital Media Discourseen_US
dc.subjectMental healthen_US
dc.subjectSocial mediaen_US
dc.subjectStigmatizationen_US
dc.subjectUses and gratificationen_US
dc.titleSocial Media Usage for Mental Health Information among University of Ilorin Undergraduatesen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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