The Correlation between the Social Media Addiction, Social Anxiety, Loneliness, and Happiness Among Filipino Tertiary Students

Human existence and behavior are continually changing, resulting in various difficulties. Addiction is one of these issues. The association between social anxiety, happiness, loneliness, and social media addiction is examined in this study among 438 Filipino college students. The Social Media Addiction Scale, a Social Anxiety Scale, the Oxford Happiness Questionnaire, and the UCLA Loneliness Questionnaire were used to collect data. The findings indicated a correlation between students' degrees of social media addiction and their social anxiety and loneliness levels. On the other side, there was a negative correlation between students' degrees of social media addiction and their level of happiness.