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Loneliness And Social Media as a Correlate of Psychological Well-Being Among Undergraduate Students

Ekwo, Jude Chukwudi , Silas Chioma Ruth, Douglas, John Ufuoma, Omeje, Obiageli, Mba Kingsley, Nwodo Theodora Onyinyechi, Ezugwu, Clara Obioma

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The study investigated loneliness and social media as a correlate of psychological well-being among undergraduate students, One hundred and sixty-eight (168) undergraduate students with a mean age of 20.66 and S.D of 1.125 were selected using multi-stage (cluster, simple

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