Economic Aspects of the Great Depression in the United States, 1929 – 1939 (Published)
The Great Depression is a historical event that has received much scholarly attention. In spite of this, there is a dearth of literature focusing directly on the economic context of the Great Depression. This gap, accentuated by extant studies, has created a need for a study in this regard. Using the extant literature, consistent with an interdisciplinary approach, the paper discusses the concept and causes of the Great Depression, and its economic implications are equally examined. The efforts made by the US to cushion the effects of the Great Depression, as well as the end of the Great Depression, have been analysed. The paper argues that the Great Depression had negatively affected the economy of the US and even beyond. It concludes that the policy measures to nip in the bud the critical challenges that emanated from the depression did not speedily revive the US economy, but at a slow pace, the country came out of the Great Depression.
Keywords: Causes, Effects, Great Depression, United States, economic aspects, end
Investigation of the Psychological Effects of Social Media Use Among Students in Minnesota, United State America (Published)
The study looked into the psychological effects of social media use among students in Minnesota, USA. Specifically, the study assessed the various psychological effects of social media on students in Minnesota and the United States of America. It investigated the impact of social media use on the psychological well-being of students in Minnesota, United States of America. The study adopted a descriptive survey research design. The sample for the study consisted of two hundred (200) students that were randomly selected using a simple random sampling technique. One research instrument tagged “Psychological Effects of Social Media Questionnaire” (PESMQ) was used to collect data for the study. The data collected were analysed using frequency counts and simple percentage analyses of covariance (ANCOVA). According to the study’s findings, the psychological effects of social media use among students in Minnesota, United States of America include depression, stress, anxiety, emotional isolation, low self-esteem, memory loss, and self-harm. ca. The study’s findings also revealed that the use of social media had a significant impact on the psychological well-being of students in Minnesota, United States of America. The study concluded that depression, stress, anxiety, emotional isolation, low self-esteem, memory loss, and self-harm are the psychological effects of social media use among students and that there is a significant effect of the use of social media on the psychological well-being of the students in Minnesota, United States of America.
Keywords: Effects, Psychological, Social media, Students, Use, communication, online