Social Media increases connectivity among students

One of the most beautiful aspects of using social media is that it provides excellent connectivity
among its users. Every student is different, and sometimes, it is difficult for them to connect.
Many students stay alone and don't get to make friends, but the introduction of social media in
the lives of youth and students has completely changed. On social media platforms, any person
in the world can approach anyone and establish a friendship.

Social Media can cause serious health concerns for students

It is commonly said that "Health is Wealth," and being healthy, whether mental or physical, is a top
priority for a student. Any opportunity or academic responsibility can strike at any time in a
student's life, so one should always try very hard to be perfect. The use of social media in any
student's life should be minimal and based on obtaining only positive results from social media
platforms, but this is not the case, as is commonly observed. It has been observed that students
and young people become totally absorbed in social media and begin to use it for all the wrong
reasons. Students waste a lot of time sitting in front of computer screens or holding mobile
phones all day and night, wasting time that could be spent on more beneficial activities. This
heavy use of social media platforms gets students addicted and causes them to forget about
everything else. The addition of social media undermines a student's mental stability, and one
lose all focus on studies. It also makes the students lazy as it does not involve any physical
activities. It is also observed that in many cases, students start sacrificing their sleep and get
major bouts of sleeping disorders.

1. What is the level of awareness about the negative impact of heavy use

of social media on mental health among mental health practitioners?

2. How do mental health practitioners who completed some training on

social media compare to their non-trained counterparts with regard to

knowledge about the impact of social media on mental health?

3. What is the proportion of mental health practitioners who believe in a

monotonic correlation between heavy use of social media and adverse

mental health consequences