Influence of Social Media Addiction on Interpersonal Relationships, Depression and Stress among Undergraduates in Ekiti State

Youths commonly use social media, and it has motivated this study to investigate social media addiction among undergraduates to uncover the effect on interpersonal relationships, depression and stress among undergraduates. Engaging a cross-sectional survey design, 400 undergraduates were purposively sampled from Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti, Federal University, Oye-Ekiti, Federal Polytechnic, Ado-Ekiti and Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti. Results from the hypothesis revealed that there is a low prevalence of social media addiction among undergraduates in Ekiti State. However, social media addiction influences interpersonal relationships, depression and stress among undergraduates, and sex differences do not influence social media addiction. It is therefore recommended that the undergraduate students should be enlightened by their university counselling unit on the impact that addiction to social media could have on their academics, interpersonal relationships and their mental health.