Influence of Social Media usage on Anxiety Disorder among the Youths in Ibadan North Local Government Area

This study seeks to investigate the influence of social media usage on anxiety disorder
among youths in Ibadan North Local government and to ascertain the level at which social
media usage causes anxiety disorder in youth in Ibadan North Local Government, to
identify the social media platforms that triggers anxiety disorder among youths in Ibadan
North Local Government and to also examine how the social media platforms can cause
anxiety disorder among youths in Ibadan North Local Government. The theories applied
in this study are Social learning theory, Uses and Gratification theory and Social cognitive
theory. The research design used in this research study is mixed method research design,
400 as the number of respondents, online survey link was used to distribute questionnaire
online. It has been concluded that Social media has some advantages and disadvantages, it
has been noted that exposure to social media contents can trigger fear which is known as
anxiety. It is recommended that youths must develop strong self-esteem, ethics and moral
values, so that they don’t develop unnecessary fear from the social media applications when
using social media. This paper recommends that people think through on their actions and
thoughts on social media content, they should know what is good and bad and healthy for
their minds, if people want to watch anything scary on the social media, they should watch
it in early hours.