Hi, I’m writing a research project about the relationship between high social media usage and feelings of loneliness and depression.
The sample is formed of 200 university students aged 18-24.
The experimental group will be required to limit their social media usage to 30 minutes per day and complete weekly surveys (using likert scale) on general wellbeing (questions about loneliness, depression, self esteem, FOMO, social support etc)- for a period of 6 months.
The control group will be instructed to continue using their social media platforms as usual and complete the same weekly surveys.
I am very confused at what test I should use for data analysis. I was thinking correlation coefficient for both groups separately and then t-test to compare the two groups? But I doubt this is the best option
thanks in advance
It always depends on your research question. What is that you're looking to analyse? If it's the differences between the groups' levels of loneliness after 6 months, then a t-test is ok (assuming your sample size isn't very small).
Dear Klevi Kaso
Mind sharing your research questions? or nature of your hypotheses then I can recommend the specific analysis for your study.
If its simple associations > You can fundamentally use Correlations analysis in SPSS. On medium level you can run regression in SPSS and on advance level you can conduct path analysis using Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) in AMOS.
If you are looking at Mediation or Moderations > You can either imply Hayes PROCESS macro or plugins in AMOS by @JamesGaskin.
Hope this helps.
thank you, the research hypothesis would be that there is a statistically significant relationship between high social media use and feelings of loneliness & depression. Rehan Ahmad
Klevi Kaso do path analysis in AMOS. It can tell you two things
1. If relation is significant
2. Strength of relationship
If you need any help doing that, please let me know.
Here is the help;
1st check the model fit: http://statwiki.kolobkreations.com/index.php?title=Confirmatory_Factor_Analysis#Model_Fit
Then do Structural Equation Modelling: http://statwiki.kolobkreations.com/index.php?title=Structural_Equation_Modeling
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