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Chinwe Ifeyinwa Onyemaechi, Okafor, Juliet Onyinyechukwu.

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The study examined social media addiction and perceived attractiveness as correlates of healthy social interaction among university students of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka. The participants comprised 123 students drawn from Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State. The participants comprised 66 (53.7%) males, and 57 (46.3%) females. The participants’ age ranged from 17 to 27. The mean age was 23.44, and standard deviation was 1.87. Accidental sampling technique was used to select the participants because the students that participated in the study were sampled via availability, accessibility, and willingness. Three instruments were used: Interaction Rating Scale Advanced- Brief, Social Media Addiction Scale, and Perceived Attractiveness Scale. The study adopted cross-sectional and correlational design and Pearson Product Moment Coefficient analysis were used as appropriate design and statistics. Results indicated that social media addiction dimensions such as conflict at -.17, p>.05 and mood modification at .15, p>.05 had no correlation with healthy social interaction. More so, social media addiction dimension like occupation at .35** p<.05 had positive correlation with healthy social interaction, while relapse dimension at -.31** p<.05, had negative correlation with healthy social interaction. These findings suggested that psychological intervention is needed among the students since, social media addiction, and perceived attractiveness impacted healthy social interaction. This will help the students to know and manage their social media addiction, and perceived attractiveness in order to adapt very well in their relationship and thereby experience healthy social interaction.

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