Impact of Social Media on the Mind Sets of Students of Higher Secondary Schools

Social Networking sites provide a platform for discussion on burning issues that has been over-looked in today’s scenario. This research is conducted to check the impact of social networking sites in the changing mind-set of the students of higher secondary schools. It is survey type research and data was collected through the questionnaire. A sample of 100 students was taken from the Kathua district from different schools. The main objectives were to evaluate the influence of social media on students life, to assess the beneficial and preferred form of social media for students and suggestions to incorporate certain aspects to improve the impact of social media. Collected data was analyzed in terms of frequency. Findings show that the majority of the respondents show the agreements with the influences of social media. Respondents opine Instagram as their favourite social media form, and then they like Snapchat as second popular form of social media. The study reveals that the students face main problem during use of social media is unwanted messages, wastage of time. Social media is beneficial for students in the field of education, Social media deteriorating social norms, social media is affecting negatively the study of students. Use of social media is deteriorating the relationship among the individuals.