Effect of Social Networking Sites on the Quality of Life of College Students: A Cross-Sectional Study from a City in North India

Table 4

Association of life satisfaction with use of social networking sites among adolescents in Chandigarh, India.

Life satisfaction dimension		Daily users (%)	Nondaily users (%)	value
Openness to guidance to inner voice	Not at all/slight	48 (36.4)	35 (42.7)	0.60
	Moderate	73 (55.3)	42 (51.2)
	Considerable/extensive	11 (8.3)	5 (6.1)
Feeling of well-being	Not at all/slight	33 (25)	28 (34.1)	0.22
	Moderate	80 (60.6)	47 (57.3)
	Considerable/extensive	19 (14.4)	7 (8.5)
Presence of positive feelings	Not at all/slight	32 (24.2)	27 (32.9)	0.07
	Moderate	70 (53)	46 (56.1)
	Considerable/extensive	30 (22.7)	9 (11)
Interest in maintaining healthy life style	Not at all/slight	24 (18.2)	16 (19.5)	0.82
	Moderate	74 (56.1)	48 (58.5)
	Considerable/extensive	34 (25.8)	18 (22)
Feeling of awareness to surrounding	Not at all/slight	32 (24.2)	21 (25.6)	0.39
	Moderate	77 (58.3)	41 (50)
	Considerable/extensive	23 (17.4)	20 (24.4)
Level of confidence in dealing with adverse condition	Not at all/slight	28 (21.2)	18 (22)	0.14
	Moderate	82 (62.1)	58 (70.7)
	Considerable/extensive	22 (16.7)	6 (7.3)
Level of compassion	Not at all/slight	32 (24.2)	21 (25.6)	0.96
	Moderate	80 (60.6)	48 (58.5)
	Considerable/extensive	20 (15.2)	13 (15.9)
Satisfaction with the level of recreation	Not at all/slight	36 (27.3)	24 (29.3)	0.06
	Moderate	78 (59.1)	55 (67.1)
	Considerable/extensive	18 (13.6)	3 (3.7)
Incidence of feeling of joy	Not at all/slight	23 (17.4)	21 (25.6)	0.04
	Moderate	82 (62.1)	54 (65.9)
	Considerable/extensive	27 (20.5)	7 (8.5)
Time devoted to things enjoyed	Not at all/slight	28 (21.5)	31 (38.3)	0.003
	Moderate	76 (58.5)	45 (55.6)
	Considerable/extensive	26 (20)	5 (6.2)