The prime purpose of the paper was to explore the status of life skills of Panjab University students in relation to social networking sites usage through a descriptive study. Although no control was practiced on the economic status and family background of the sample but it was made sure that every student do possess a laptop or a mobile phone to be a part of social networking. To find out the status, scales of social networking and life skills were developed and administered by the researcher. In the present study the cluster sampling was used to collect the sample from various departments of Panjab University. The study found that the students with poor life skills were very highly engaged in the use of social networking sites that too in negative usage. The students with Good life skills were also found to be very highly engaged in use of social networking sites but in positive usage. While students with moderate life skills were engaged in very less number of sites usage. From the study it was concluded that social networking sites usage do affect the life skills of the students but it also depends on how it is being used.
Keywords: Social Networking, Family Background, Status, Life Skills.