EFFECT OF SELF-MONITORING TECHNIQUE ON SOCIAL MEDIA ADDICTION AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN NNEWI NORTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA

Abstract

This study investigated the effect of self-monitoring technique on social media addiction among secondary school students in Anambra State. Two research questions and two null hypotheses guided the study. Quasi-experimental research was adopted in carrying out the study. A sample size of 107 male and female SS2 students drawn from three coeducational schools was chosen from a population of 259 that were identified with high social media addiction. The sample was derived from three secondary schools selected using multi-stage sampling procedure based on the number of students that scored high on Social Media Addiction Scale. The Social Media Addiction Scale (SMAS) was used for data collection. The instrument was reliable at 0.83 coefficients. Data relating to research questions were analyzed using statistical mean while data relating to hypotheses were analyzed using Analysis of Co-Variance (ANCOVA). Findings from the study revealed that selfmonitoring technique were significantly effective in reducing social media addiction among secondary school students. The findings equally revealed that selfmonitoring technique was significantly more effective in treating female student’s social media addiction than their male counterpart. The researcher therefore recommended among others, that self-monitoring technique among other techniques known to counsellors should be formally adopted by counsellors in secondary schools for treating social media addiction among students