Mental Health, Depression, Anxiety and Stress: A Comparison Between Students Using Smart Phones and Basic phones
Journal Title: International Journal of Interdisciplinary and Multidisciplinary Studies (IJIMS) - Year 2017, Vol 4, Issue 3
Abstract
Smart phones have brought a remarkable level of convenience to our lives. Due to the technological capabilities of smart phones, they can do much of what a computer can. Despite its technological capabilities it also has some negative impact on our life. Several researches have proved that smart phones may adversely affect the mental health, elevate depression, anxiety and stress levels. The present study was designed to investigate mental health, depression, anxiety and stress among two groups of students. Random sampling technique was adopted to select 120 students from various departments of Panjab University Chandigarh and affiliated colleges. Of the 120 students, 60 students are those who are using smart phones with internet access and 60 students are those who use basic phones without internet access. Both the groups consist of equal number of male (N=30) and female (N=30) students. Age range was 18 to 24 years.Mental health of students was assessed by GHQ-12 by Goldberg and Williams (1978). To assess depression, anxiety and stress, DAAS-21 by Lovibond & Lovibond (1995) was used.The results indicate that there are significant differences on mental health, depression, anxiety and stress among students who use smart phones with internet access and those who use basic phones without internet access. Results also revealed significant gender differences on all the dimensions.
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Shilpa Singh Rohilla
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