Open AccessThe Effect of Digital Media on The Younger Minds During the Pandemic: A Study in Pakistan,Jordan and Syria
Author(s) -
Noor Ul Huda Maria,
Asif Shabbir,
Ali Hammed,
Saif Salman,
Qurrat Ul Ain,
Muhammad Anwar Chaudhry
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
pakistan journal of neurological surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2409-5567
pISSN - 1995-8811
DOI - 10.36552/pjns.v24i3.463
Subject(s) - insomnia , anxiety , psychosocial , depression (economics) , pandemic , population , demography , psychology , medicine , clinical psychology , psychiatry , covid-19 , environmental health , sociology , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty) , economics , macroeconomics
Objective: To evaluate the psychosocial impact of the use of digital media on young minds.
Material and Methods: A survey based cross sectional study was conducted by using questionnaires through google forms from diverse general, young population. A total number of 110 respondents from Pakistan, Jordan, and Syria, were included.
Results: 18 – 35 years age group showed Depression 53.4%, Anxiety 71.8%, Lack of Interest in Daily Activities 70.5%, Decreased Decisive Ability 10.5% and Insomnia 66.3%. While, the 36 – 54 years group showed Depression 46.4%, Anxiety 56.8%, Lack of interest in Daily Activities 61.8%, Decreased Decisive Ability 8.3% and Insomnia 47.5%. It was noticeable, that the younger age group of 18 – 35 years suffered more psychological effects.
Conclusion: We concluded that while digital media is affecting all age groups, but the younger age group was affected the most.