This is a research paper andmust be in APA format. It should include, Introduction,
Methods
, Results, and Discussion/limitations. The paper is based on a study that I had to conduct for class. The study is about how social media(instagram) impacts college students happiness. Below I have attached the annotated bibliography of articles that should be used when in the paper as well as in the literature review. Also below are the survey questions that were asked. I have also attached an example of what a journal article of a unrelated study looks like for what should be included in this paper.
Here is information on the study. I know it wont be perfect and I will have two add and change things to make it fit my study exactly, but please try to the best of your ability to hit all requirements.
Purpose of Study
This project aims to look at the frequency of time spent on social media, specifically Instagram, influence on college students happiness and emotional well-being and whether it evokes positive or negative emotions. I will be looking at a correlation between the effect of social media on happiness/emotional well-being and how much time spent on Instagram. I will also look at regression as well to compare outcomes for participants answers. I will also be running a mediation analysis to explain the process of frequency on social media and happiness
Hypotheses
1. Students who utilize social media (Instagram) more often will experience negative emotions which leads to lower levels of happiness.2. Using social media (Instagram) frequently will result in a decline in the user’s emotional well-being.3.The association between social media (Instagram) and happiness is mediated by frequency of access to the app/time spent.Methods
- Sample contain college students, age ranging from 18-26 years old.
- The study is a self reported survey.
- Participants answered 34 survey items based upon a 5-point Likert scale.
- Participants were not given a time limit to complete the survey.
- Survey items ranged from frequency on social media, emotional well-being and included demographic questions.
- Participants were recruited through student emails as well as group chats that are filled with students from Montclair State University.
- 6 males (22.2%)
- 21 females (77.8%)
- Mean for age (1.04)
- Standard deviation for age (.192)
- Race: 5 white(18.5%), 14 black/african American (51.9%), 1 American Indian or Alaska native(3.7%), 2 asian(7.4%), 5 other (18.5%)
- Level of study: 5 undergraduate freshman(18.5%), 6 undergraduate sophomore(22.2%), 11 undergraduate junior (40.7%), Undergraduate senior(11.1%), 2 graduate master student (7.4%)
- How many instagram followers do you have?-1 less than 100(3.7%), 1 between than 100-300 (3.7%), 1 between 300-500 (3.7%), 4 between 500-700(14.8%), 20 greater than 20 (74.1)
Sample size
Studies similar to the current project has had sample sizes ranging from 100 to thousands of participants. Due to limited access to such a large sample and time constraint, the target sample size is 36, but 9 were excluded due to missing data. So there is 27 participants.
Measured variables
Social Media use (Instagram) will act as the independent variable. Frequency/time spent on app will act as a mediator. Happiness/emotion well-being will be the dependent variable.
Statistical models
I looked at correlation between the effect of social media on happiness/emotional well-being and how much time spent on Instagram. I also looked at regression as well to compare outcomes for participants answers. I also ran a mediation analysis to explain the process of frequency on social media and happiness are related.
Limitations/Future research
Some limitations were time limit on data collection, not having access to large population, small sample size, and lack of balance between genders. Future research should include a time period over a course of months or even years for data collection. Recruit more participants actively through campus resources like flyers around campus and connect social media accounts.
Results (should be reported in APA format) (graphs provided below)
I am not fully sure how to interpret the results so that is where I really need assistance. The results display the correlation test between frequency/time usage and happiness/emotional well-being (scatterplot provided). The results from the regression test is where happiness is the dependent and “how many followers you have on instagram”, “how often do you check instagram”, and “how much time do you spend on instagram a day”. A scatterplot as been provided for each independent variable. The results for the mediation show the relationship between frequency (dependent) and instagram, if they have an instagram account which everyone does in order to be apart of the study (independent). The mediation also shows the relationship between happiness (dependent) and frequency and instagram (independent) (graphs provided).
CORRELATION RESULTS
REGRESSION RESULTS
MEDIATION RESULTS
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