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Tid spenderad på sociala medier och upplevd stress: En kvantitativ studie bland vuxna 18-65år
University of Skövde, School of Health Sciences.
University of Skövde, School of Health Sciences.
2025 (Swedish)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesisAlternative title
Time spent on social media and perceived stress : A quantitative study among adults 18-65 years old (English)
Abstract [sv]

Introduktion: Sociala medier är en central del för många människors vardag och har en inverkan på den psykiska hälsan, bland annat upplevd stressnivå. Sambandet som finns mellan sociala medier och upplevd stress påverkas av flera olika faktorer vilket därefter kan påverka folkhälsan. Syfte: Syftet med studien var att undersöka sambandet mellan antalet timmar som vuxna personer 18–65 år spenderar på sociala medier och deras upplevda stressnivå. Metod: Studien har genomförts som en kvantitativ enkätundersökning där webbenkät som delats på sociala medier har använts för datainsamling och totalt inkom 206 svar. Datan har analyserats genom chi-två-test samt regressionsanalys och etiska riktlinjer har beaktats. Resultat: Studiens resultat visade att desto fler timmar som spenderas på sociala medier var associerade med högre nivåer av upplevd stress. Faktorer som kön och ålder kan ha viss påverkan på associationen. Grad av sysselsättning verkar dock inte ha någon påverkan. Slutsats: Studiens resultat belyser ett tydligt samband mellan användning av sociala medier och upplevd stress, och betonar vikten av att beakta demografiska faktorer i vidare forskning.

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Introduction: Social media is a central part of many people's everyday lives and has an impact on mental health, including perceived stress levels. The relationship between social media and perceived stress is influenced by several different factors, which can then affect public health. Purpose: The purpose of the study was to investigate the relationship between the number of hours that adults aged 18–65 spend on social media and their perceived stress levels. Method: The study was conducted as a quantitative survey where online questionnaires shared on social media were used for data collection and a total of 206 responses were received. The data was analyzed using chi-square tests and regression analysis, and ethical guidelines were taken into account. Results: The results of the study showed that the more hours spent on social media were associated with higher levels of perceived stress. Factors such as gender and age may have some influence on the association. However, employment status does not seem to have any influence. Conclusion: The study's results highlight a clear relationship between social media use and perceived stress, and emphasize the importance of considering demographic factors in further research.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2025. , p. 36
Keywords [en]
Social media, stress, perceived stress scale, digital behavior
Keywords [sv]
Sociala medier, stress, perceived stress scale, digitalt beteende
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Public Health, Global Health and Social Medicine
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URN: urn:nbn:se:his:diva-25288OAI: oai:DiVA.org:his-25288DiVA, id: diva2:1972730
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Public Health Science
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Public Health Sciences
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Available from: 2025-06-18 Created: 2025-06-18 Last updated: 2025-09-29Bibliographically approved

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