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| Paper Title: | Social Media Impact on Emerging Adults and Late Teens in Abeokuta , Ogun, Nigeria |
| Authors Name: | Opaleye, Olugbenga Kehinde |
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| Published Paper Id: | IJRTI2512046 |
| Published In: | Volume 10 Issue 12, December-2025 |
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| Abstract: | This study investigates social media as a catalyst for relationships among emerging adults and late teens in Abeokuta North and South local governments of Ogun State, Nigeria. It examines how social media affects young people’s interaction, decision-making and lifestyle choices. The study adopts a survey design with data collected from 268 students across four government secondary schools in the state. Descriptive statistics ware used to analysed the data. Findings reveals that emerging adults and late teens used social media primarily for social interactions, entertainments, self-expression relationship building, and keeping up with fashion trend, rather than for academic purposes. Social media also exposes them to diverse of network and social site that influences and challenge conventional norms of social behavior. The study conclude that while social media enhances connectivity and self-expression, it also shapes values and practices that may conflict with established societal expectations. |
| Keywords: | social media, emerging adult, teen, teenager, relationship |
| Cite Article: | "Social Media Impact on Emerging Adults and Late Teens in Abeokuta , Ogun, Nigeria", International Journal for Research Trends and Innovation (www.ijrti.org), ISSN:2455-2631, Vol.10, Issue 12, page no.a366-a379, December-2025, Available :http://www.ijrti.org/papers/IJRTI2512046.pdf |
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