Arlene Fernandes and Pooja Varma
Jain (deemed-to-be) University, Bengaluru
Pages: 231-238
Everybody experiences a challenging period in their lives during adolescence as they
discover more about who they are and how they function. A stage where approval and
acknowledgment are highly desired and peer groups take on greater significance.
Because of the advancement of contemporary technologies, teenagers now face more
challenges in juggling the real world and the virtual one. Using this as the guiding
assumption, this research aims to investigate the correlation between optimism and
the use of social media. The researchers conducted the study on a sample of 67
adolescents between the ages of 13 and 18. The variables were measured using
standardized questionnaires, namely the Social Media Disorder Scale developed by
Van Den Eijnden et al. (2016) and the Life – Orientation Test Revised (LOT-R) by Michael
Scheier and colleagues (1994). The study adopted a correlational research design.
Pearson Correlation statistical tests were employed to examine the relationship between
the variables. The findings showed a negative correlation between optimism and social
media usage