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. 2021 Nov 19:39:107593.
doi: 10.1016/j.dib.2021.107593. eCollection 2021 Dec.

Data set concerning the use of social networking sites and mental health problems among the young generation in Bangladesh

Md Rabiul Islam  1 , Md Ismail Tushar  2 , Sanjida Jannath  1 , Amena Ahmed Moona  1 , Shahinur Akter  1 , Sardar Mohammad Ashraful Islam  1
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Data set concerning the use of social networking sites and mental health problems among the young generation in Bangladesh

Md Rabiul Islam et al. Data Brief. .

Abstract

The article depicts a unique dataset of responses from 791 adults to a self-made questionnaire of five sections sent via Google survey tool (Google form) from February 4, 2021, to March 18, 2021 [1]. We collected responses for establishing a paradigm of the relationship between the social networking sites (SNS) use and four dimensions of psychological distress including depression, anxiety, loneliness, and sleep disturbances. Facebook is the most popular social media in Bangladesh, we observed 669 Facebook users and 122 non-Facebook-users aged between 15 to 40 years in this data set. We analyzed the collected data using the Microsoft Excel (version 2016) and presented as frequencies and percentages based on responses to the whole survey. The survey contained items focusing on (i) sociodemographic information, (ii) usage patterns of SNS, (iii) assessment of mental health problems. We collected responses from all across the country regardless of sociodemographic background. Therefore, government authorities and healthcare providers can use this data for dealing with the mental health issues concerning the use of SNS.

Keywords: Anxiety; Depression; Facebook; Loneliness; Mental health; Sleep disturbance; Social networking sites.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors do not have any conflict of interest to declare.

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