Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Faculty Publications Article Faculty Publications -Articles Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Sharma, Eliza; Nigam, Neerja Title A name given to the resource Exploring digital age influences on undergraduate students mental health through social media, academic pressure and digital literacy Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 01-01-2025 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Discover Social Science and Health;Volume;5;Issue;1;Article No.;174; Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="https://doi.org/10.1007/s44155-025-00327-w" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://doi.org/10.1007/s44155-025-00327-w</a> <br /><br /><a href="https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/105026165984?origin=resultslist" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/105026165984?origin=resultslist</a> Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Sharma E., Symbiosis International University, Pune, India; Nigam N., School of Business and Management, Christ University, NCR, Delhi, India Description An account of the resource The research aims to measure the impact of usage of social media, academic pressure, and digital literacy, on mental health. It also aims to measure the mediating role of perceived stress on mental health of undergraduate students. Survey method was used for collecting data from a sample of 565 undergraduate students from state and private universities of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, and Kerala. EFA and Path analysis was used for testing and validating the conceptual model. The results showed that Social Media Usage increases Perceived Stress and negatively impacts Mental Health Outcomes both directly and indirectly through Perceived Stress. Academic Pressure increases Perceived Stress, which negatively impacts Mental Health Outcomes indirectly. Digital Literacy reduces Perceived Stress and has a positive effect on Mental Health Outcomes both directly and indirectly through reduced stress. Perceived Stress was found to have a significantly negative impact on the Mental Health Outcomes. The demographic variables namely; age, gender, living status, family type, and course type were found to have a significant impact on the usage of social media, academic pressure, digital literacy, perceived stress, and mental health scores of undergraduate students. The study also came up with interventions for managing mental health of under graduate students. The Author(s) 2025. Subject The topic of the resource Academic outcomes; Academic stress; Digital literacy; Higher education; Mental health; Social media Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Springer Nature Relation A related resource ISSN: 27310469; Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Article Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource All Open Access; Gold Open Access; Green Open Access Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource online