Independent and Dependent Variables

Independent and Dependent Variables

Question 1

Research question: How would you define an independent variable? Why have you chosen this measure?

Hypothesis: I hypothesize social media does not depend on people’s interaction.

Independent variable: Social media operation.

Social media operation is not affected by different factors, such as how people interact and post things on social media. Its policies and rules remain unchanged. It is fixed such that every user has to follow them to be part of social media. Social connections around the world stay the same and only change when there is a change in social media policies, and this has effects on all media users (Abdel-Khalek 2012.

This measure is vital in measuring social media operations because media operations do not depend on many factors, and this measure will give clear information. Evaluating system operation is essential in determining social media operations users (Abdel-Khalek, 2012). The maintenance structures are vital in maintaining individuals connections on social media. This may be through the keeping of user’s confidential information and maintaining the trustable relationship by monitoring fraud or individuals who try to misuse the media..

Question 2

Research question: How would you define the dependent variable? Why have you chosen this measure?

Hypothesis: I hypothesize social media affects the psychology of people.

Dependent variables: curiosity and depression

Social media users are significantly affected during their interaction on media. They are profoundly depressed when they post a picture on media and only gets few likes and comments, their confidence and esteem is lowered in the process. Lack of internet to browse on social media also causes stress and depression to users, and they are filled with curiosity or anxiety to see what’s trending or what’s happening on social media. Most people affected by these issues are youth or adolescents  (Zimmer-Gembeck 2020). They are highly addicted to social media, and its negatively affecting their health and psychology.

These dependent variables are measured by the amount of stress and anxiety experienced by people when they lack access to social media. It can also be measured by how social media users are so occupied browsing until they forget engaging in different social activities. The curiosity of media users to see what’s trending can also be used to measure the extent and effects of social media on people’s psychology  (Zimmer-Gembeck 2020).

                                                                   References

Abdel-Khalek, A. (2012). Subjective well-being and religiosity: A cross-sectional study with adolescents, young and middle-aged adults. Mental Health, Religion & Culture, 15, 39 –52. doi:10.1080/ 13674676.2010.551324.

Zimmer-Gembeck, M. J., Hawes, T., & Pariz, J. (2020, February 20). A Closer Look at Appearance and Social Media: Measuring Activity, Self-Presentation, and Social Comparison and Their Associations With Emotional Adjustment. Psychology of Popular Media. Advance online.