Abstract:
The research on “Determining Major Factors Contributing to Depressive Behavior among Youth
(Business Students) due to Excessive Use of Facebook.” is conducted with a major aim and
purpose to study the impact of Facebook usage (intensity) on the emotional wellbeing of the
young adults and study how it adversely affects them psychologically (which subsequently has a
strong impact on their studies, work life balance and potential).
For the purpose of research to study the impact of excessive Facebook usage on the young adults
The data collected was from primary sources. The secondary sources were already published
research papers from digital libraries and primary data was collected using a questionnaire that
was floated online to gather responses and further analyze them. The research is descriptive in
nature and a regression study was conducted to examine the relation of selected variables with
depressive behavior. The variables included Time spent on Facebook (daily), Facebook
Addiction, Number of Friends on Facebook and Lack of Privacy on Facebook. Stratified
sampling technique was used to collect data from sample population and 350 responses were
recorded.
Through analysis of the research, it was found that there was a positive linear relationship
between excessive usage of Facebook and depressive behavior among youth. Variables like time
spent daily and lack of privacy on Facebook also showed a positive relationship with depressive
behavior which confirmed the hypothesis.
The study provides guidance to monitor and control unnecessary Facebook usage in order to
reduce the likelihood of being prone to various symptoms of depression in future.
