Social Media Usage and Self Perception among Dental Students at King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia

Ghada Hussein Naguib; Ibrahim Alyamani; Abeer M Alnowaiser; Mohamed T Hamed

doi:10.22037/jme.v17i2.21416

Journal of Medical Education for Future Demands

Former Title: Journal of Medical Education | The Official Journal of School of Medical Education and Learning Technologies

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Social Media Usage and Self Perception among Dental Students at King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia

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Ghada Hussein Naguib^1,*,

Ibrahim Alyamani²,

Abeer M Alnowaiser³,

Mohamed T Hamed⁴

1Assistant Professor, Department of Restorative Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, KSA

2Assistant Professor, Department of Oral Basic and Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, KSA

3Associate Professor, Department of Preventive Dental Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, KSA

4Associate Professor, Department of Oral Rehabilitation, Faculty of Dentistry, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, KSA

Journal of Medical Education for Future Demands:Vol. 17, issue 2; e105614

Published online:Oct 19, 2018

Article type:Research Article

Received:May 15, 2018

Accepted:May 30, 2018

How to Cite:Ghada Hussein NaguibIbrahim AlyamaniAbeer M AlnowaiserMohamed T HamedSocial Media Usage and Self Perception among Dental Students at King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia.J Med Edu.17(2):e105614.https://doi.org/10.22037/jme.v17i2.21416.

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Background: Facebook and other social media are attractive to those in the field of medical education. It can affect human being as some researches show that it has positive effect while others revealed theopposite. This study aimed to describe the pattern of Facebook use among the dental students at king Abdulaziz University and to assess its effect on behavior, social interactions, academic performance and study as well as health status.Methods: This is a cross sectional study targeted the undergraduate dental students in the academic year 2016-2017. A self-administered questionnaire was distributed online to all target students. It included 4 sections asked about the pattern of Facebook use and its purpose, the effect of Facebook use on behavior, study, academic performance and health of the target students. Data was analyzed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) version 16.Results: Whatsapp (82%) and Facebook (62%) were the most common types of social media used by the students and about 50% of them used Facebook for only 30 minutes per day. Considerable number of the students were using Facebook for educational purposes (66%) and felt that it made the social life better and believed it affected the time they spend with their friends and family (38%). They perceived Facebook as a source of inspiration and motivation (40%) about one third of them felt lonely despite of their many Facebook friends. Feeling less active (58%), having affected eyesight (33%) and headache (45 %) was reported after using Facebook by the students. About 31 % of them decided that Facebook had a negative effect on their study and 33.6 % of them believed that Facebook affected their grade point average (GPA).Conclusion: Although having some positive impact, use of Facebook has also negative impact on the students social interactions, behavior, health, study and academic performance as perceived by the dental students.

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Abeer M Alnowaiser:[PubMed][Scholar]
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