Pattern of social media usage by secondary school students for social interaction in Delta State

Abstract

This study looks at how Delta State secondary school pupils use social media. The Uses and Gratification Theory of Mass Communication served as the study's foundation. To direct the investigation, three research objectives and research questions were developed. 250 respondents were systematically selected adopting Taro Yamane formula and were randomly sample through multi-stage sampling techniques that applied structured questionnaire.  The mean and standard deviation were used to analyze the results. Based on the results, the study came to the conclusion that social media usage is substantial among the students. The study affirmed that students’ users typically use it to make friends, upload content, and share tales, and that social media usage affects how students connect with one another. It recommends that students should use social media less for social interactions and more for academic purposes.