scholarly journals The Impact of Social Media on Mental Health of Under Graduate Students of Nadia District in West Bengal During Covid-19 Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 32
Author(s):  
Santu Biswas ◽  
Dibyendu Bhattacharyya
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
College Students ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Graduate Students ◽  
West Bengal ◽  
World Population ◽  
News Sources ◽  
The World ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Different Parts

The world is going through panic, fear, anxiety, stress, worry and isolation because of COVID 19 pandemic and lockdown. Almost one third of the world population is living under some kind of quarantine or lockdown. All these things affect the mental health of any individual a lot. At this time of social distancing and self-isolation, social media can be an indispensible tool for keeping you in touch with friends, online class, loved ones and the wider world. But be mindful of how it makes you feels. If spending time on social media enhance your stress, anxiety, and uncertainty, takes steps to limit your engagements. And always check reputable news sources before believing—or forwarding—any rumors about COVID-19 pandemic that may cause panic. In West Bengal, Government has declared that all educational institutes will remain closed till 10th June, 2020. Studies in different parts of the world stated that even in normal time, depression, anxiety, stress among under graduate college students are high. Several reasons are there. In this situation the researcher wanted to carry out the study to find out the condition of the Mental Health of the under Graduate Students of Nadia District in West Bengal during lockdown and how they are facing this pandemic situation.

scholarly journals Social isolation and quarantine in the COVID-19 pandemic: impacts on mental health and quality of population life

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. e30510212535
Author(s):  
Gabriel Kiaro Leite Nunes ◽  
Karinne Alice Santos de Araújo ◽  
Thais Ranielle Souza de Oliveira ◽  
Marcelina da Conceição Botelho Teixeira ◽  
Ieler Ferreira Ribeiro ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Mental Health ◽  
Social Isolation ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Definitive Treatment ◽  
World Population ◽  
The World ◽  
The Face ◽  
The Impact

The COVID-19 pandemic brought about major changes in the lifestyle of the world population. Due to the lack of vaccines or a definitive treatment for disease, governments around the world have adopted social isolation and quarantine as methods to control the spread of the virus. Objective: Thus, the objective of this study was to discuss how social isolation and quarantine periods affected people's mental health and quality of life during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: An integrative literature review was carried out during the COVID-19 pandemic between March and September 2020, establishing the following guiding question: How did social isolation and quarantine affect the mental health and quality of life of the population in the COVID-19 pandemic? Results: The final sample consisted of nineteen (19) articles, two (2) addressed depression during the pandemic period, three (3) presented the pandemic and the relationship with sociodemographic aspects, five (5) analyzed mental health in the pandemic, four (4) reported the impact of COVID-19 on the population's style and quality of life and the last five (5) demonstrated the quality of human relationships and emotional aspects in the face of the pandemic. Conclusion: It was demonstrated that isolation and the quarantine period had a negative impact on the population's quality of life and long-term mental health.

scholarly journals The Impact of Social Media on Navodit College Students

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 97-108
Author(s):  
Anup Adhikari
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Social Media ◽  
New World ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Multinational Company ◽  
Physical Aspect ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
The World ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Academic Year

Today social media has been commonly used by everyone especially the young people and the institutions too are getting in to this modern medium of communication rapidly. It has created a new world of collaborations and communication. And it has also facilitated an easy and economical way of communication between friends and families across the world. On the other side, social media has dragged the youngsters and students into it and to the extent that it fritters away their valuable time, energy and money. Many students spent most of the time in those sites which ultimately does not contribute to their lives as well as in their academic life.Now-a-days, many social media have been invented from local and multinational company in national and international level. The purpose of this research paper is to assess the impact of social media on Navodit College students. The researcher tries to examine and identify the impact of social media in the research. The objective of this study was to explore and investigate the factors compelling the college students to using social media. Qualitative and Quantitative, both research methods were used while conducting the research and this research is done in Navodit College (Tribhuvan University, Nepal). 109 Bachelors level students was involved to fill up the questionnaire of the academic year of 2019/2020. Research upon social media is more important because it has both positive and negative impact upon the students in their psychological and physical aspect.  

scholarly journals Emotional State and Social Media Experience: A Pandemic Case Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (23) ◽  
pp. 13311
Author(s):  
Olga Vl. Bitkina ◽  
Jaehyun Park
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Emotional State ◽  
Factor Model ◽  
World Population ◽  
Sources Of Information ◽  
Global Pandemic ◽  
The People ◽  
The World ◽  
Media Experience ◽  
The Impact

The world has been experiencing an unprecedented global pandemic since December 2019. Lockdowns, restrictions in daily life, and social distancing characterize the new environment in which the world population finds itself, with minor variations depending on the country of residence. Television, social media, and other sources of information tend to influence and provide information about COVID-19 with varying tones. This study investigated the impact of alerts, news, and information about COVID-19 from social and mass media on the emotional state of the people a year and a half after the start of the pandemic. A questionnaire was developed and distributed to 63 participants to assess the relationships between factors such as social media experience, perceived hope, worry, anxiety/depression, attentiveness, trust, health care, health risk, health safety, irritability, mental balance, and emotional state/distress. With the resulting information, a four-factor model was developed to demonstrate the relationships between social media experience, perceived hope, worry, and emotional state/distress. Additionally, a short interview was conducted among the participants in order to collect their opinions and qualitatively analyze them. The developed model demonstrates satisfactory performance characteristics and allows assessment of the delayed influence of incoming information on the people during this unprecedented pandemic.

ANXIETY AND OBSESSION ASSOCIATED WITH COVID-19 PANDEMIC AMONG GENERAL POPULATION.

2021 ◽  
pp. 20-22
Author(s):  
Lija R Nath ◽  
Haseena T.A
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
General Population ◽  
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome ◽  
Social Isolation ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Critical Juncture ◽  
The World ◽  
The Masses ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Different Parts

Human civilization probably is passing through the most critical juncture of this millennium. Its existence is being challenged by the emergence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-Cov-2) pandemic. The impact of COVID-19 on mental health of the masses has emerged as a matter of enormous concern. The purpose of the study was to assess the anxiety and obsessive thoughts associated with COVID-19 pandemic among general population. The study was conducted among 720 Indians living in different parts of the world. Data was collected by online survey with coronavirus anxiety scale (CAS) and Obsession with COVID-19 Scale (OCS). It was found that out of the 720 participants 86 (12%) felt extreme social isolation due to COVID 19 pandemic. Nearly one third of the participants (28%) reported moderate level of anxiety and majority of the respondents (62%) experienced disturbing thoughts about contracting COVID-19.

scholarly journals The Covid-19 pandemic as a trigger for depression

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Natália Murad Schmitt ◽  
Gabriel Costa Ferreira Andrade ◽  
Maria Arlete da Silva Rodrigues ◽  
Myrela Murad Sampaio
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Psychiatric Symptoms ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Routine Activities ◽  
World Population ◽  
The World ◽  
First Contact ◽  
The Impact

Background: In the last years, a high number of people with depression have been found and it’s estimated that 5% of the world population lives with this disease. However, since the Covid-19 pandemic, there was a significant increase, which is justify by the fear of the virus, boredom of isolation and the uncertainty of the future due to the difficulties caused by the situation. In this scenario, understand this disease considered a public health problem is important, because health professionals may need to deal with a possible imminent new pandemic: the depression one. Objective: To understand the impact of depression during the Covid-19 pandemic. Methods: An integrative review was performed, through a virtual scenario, selecting articles from the last five years in the Pubmed, Scielo and Google Scholar platforms. Results: Depression brings desmotivation, lack of energy and loss of pleasure in routine activities, besides feeling deep sadness, low self-esteem and a recurrent feeling of guilt. It’s natural the population suffers from mood swings and that’s why it’s important to take care of mental health during the pandemic, like how to create a new routine and make it work, because the atypical situation has been the trigger for the first contact with psychiatric symptoms of many. Conclusion: Fear, financial crisis and the lack of routine are risk factors, which may reflect on the behavior of the population. Understanding the trigger and being able to live with it’s essential for the mental health.

The Relationship Between Highly Visual Social Media and Young People’s Mental Health: A Scoping Review (Preprint)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alanna McCrory
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Young People ◽  
Scoping Review ◽  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
Grey Literature ◽  
Significant Proportion ◽  
Mental Wellbeing ◽  
Published Evidence ◽  
The Impact

UNSTRUCTURED Users of highly visual social media (HVSM), such as Snapchat and Instagram, share their messages through images, rather than relying on words. A significant proportion of people that use these platforms are adolescents. Previous research reveals mixed evidence regarding the impact of online social technologies on this age group’s mental wellbeing, but it is uncertain whether the psychological effects of visual content alone differ from text-driven social media. This scoping review maps existing literature that has published evidence about highly visual social media, specifically its psychological impact on young people. Nine electronic databases and grey literature from 2010 until March 2019 were reviewed for articles describing any aspect of visual social media, young people and their mental health. The screening process retrieved 239 articles. With the application of eligibility criteria, this figure was reduced to 25 articles for analysis. Results indicate a paucity of data that exclusively examines HVSM. The predominance of literature relies on quantitative methods to achieve its objectives. Many findings are inconsistent and lack the richness that qualitative data may provide to explore the reasons for theses mixed findings.

Mental Health Consequences of Intimate Partner Violence Against Women in El Salvador

2021 ◽  
pp. 107780122097880
Author(s):  
Laura Navarro-Mantas ◽  
Soledad de Lemus ◽  
Jesús L. Megías
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
El Salvador ◽  
Violence Against Women ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Common Mental Disorders ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
World Health ◽  
The World ◽  
The Impact

Violence against women (VAW) is currently one of the main problems in El Salvador, which leads the ranking of femicides in the world. We conducted the first national survey on VAW in El Salvador following the World Health Organization (WHO) methodology, to determine the impact of violence on women’s mental health ( N = 1,274). Women who had experienced intimate partner violence showed significantly poorer mental health and more suicidal ideations. Common mental disorders were significantly associated with the experience of all forms of violence, after adjusting for sociodemographic variables and stressful life experiences. The results are discussed in connection with the primary care protocols and the design of public policies.

scholarly journals COVID-19 pandemic: A review of the global lockdown and its far-reaching effects

2021 ◽  
Vol 104 (2) ◽  
pp. 003685042110198
Author(s):  
Helen Onyeaka ◽  
Christian K Anumudu ◽  
Zainab T Al-Sharify ◽  
Esther Egele-Godswill ◽  
Paul Mbaegbu
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Global Economy ◽  
World Health ◽  
Global Pandemic ◽  
The World ◽  
Education Delivery ◽  
Environmental Air ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
Almost All ◽  
The Impact

COVID-19, caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO) on the 11th of March 2020, leading to some form of lockdown across almost all countries of the world. The extent of the global pandemic due to COVID-19 has a significant impact on our lives that must be studied carefully to combat it. This study highlights the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown on crucial aspects of daily life globally, including; Food security, Global economy, Education, Tourism, hospitality, sports and leisure, Gender Relation, Domestic Violence/Abuse, Mental Health and Environmental air pollution through a systematic search of the literature. The COVID-19 global lockdown was initiated to stem the spread of the virus and ‘flatten the curve’ of the pandemic. However, the impact of the lockdown has had far-reaching effects in different strata of life, including; changes in the accessibility and structure of education delivery to students, food insecurity as a result of unavailability and fluctuation in prices, the depression of the global economy, increase in mental health challenges, wellbeing and quality of life amongst others. This review article highlights the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown across the globe. As the global lockdown is being lifted in a phased manner in various countries of the world, it is necessary to explore its impacts to understand its consequences comprehensively. This will guide future decisions that will be made in a possible future wave of the COVID-19 pandemic or other global disease outbreak.

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