The Impact of Social Media Addiction on Students' Critical Thinking.

Abstract

Social media has become an integral part of our daily lives, with billions of people worldwide using platforms to connect with friends, share information, and consume media. While social media has the potential to facilitate communication and access to information, there is also concern about the potential negative effects it may have on individuals, particularly learners. This study examines how third-year EFL students’ critical thinking abilities are impacted by social media addiction. The study looked at social media usage patterns and used descriptive and inferential statistics to quantitatively and qualitatively examine the impact of social media on critical thinking. The related literature was examined in order to create a structured questionnaire.39 students and 3 teachers made up the sample from which the data were taken. The study’sfindings showed that while social media has a negative and positive impact on students’ critical thinking abilities, the negative effects heavily outweigh the positive.