• Dr.Pooja Chatterjee

In this present study an attempt was made to compare Personality, Happiness and Self-efficacy among New and Old Generation Social Media Users. In this study after a screening test of New and Old Generation Social Media Users Now and 20 Years back, 60 people was categorized as New Generation (N=30) and Old Generation (N=30). On the basis of gender they were put into sub categories as male (N=15) and female (N=15) in both the categories of New and Old Generation Social Media Users. Finally, all the 60 people were assessed on Personality, Happiness and Self-efficacy. To study this tests Eysenck Personality Questionnaire – Revised (EPQ-R), Happiness Scale (HS) and Self- Efficacy Scale (SES) tools were used. The result of this study revealed that there is a significant difference between New and Old Generation of Neuroticism, it may be stated that neurotic traits has higher among the New Generation in comparison to that of Old Generation. But there are no significant differences between New and Old Generation of other Personality traits, Happiness and Self-efficacy. Furthermore, this study does not find significant gender difference in Personality, Happiness and Self-efficacy among New and Old Generation Social Media Users.

Social Media , self efficacy , Happiness , Depression , Anxiety.

"A COMPARATIVE STUDY ON PERSONALITY, HAPPINESS AND SELF-EFFICACY AMONG NEW AND OLD GENERATIONS OF SOCIAL MEDIA USERS", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.7, Issue 4, page no.69-111, April 2020, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2004511.pdf

"A COMPARATIVE STUDY ON PERSONALITY, HAPPINESS AND SELF-EFFICACY AMONG NEW AND OLD GENERATIONS OF SOCIAL MEDIA USERS", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.7, Issue 4, page no. pp69-111, April 2020, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2004511.pdf