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Indian Journal of Ancient Medicine and Yoga

Volume  11, Issue 3, Jul-Sep 2018, Pages 49-56
 

Original Article

Evaluation of Effect of Social Media (What’s App) on Academic Performance: Observational Survey Study

H. Harish Babu1, M.P. Sunitha2

1Assistant Professor, Dept of Agada Tantra Evam Vyavhara Ayurveda, 2Reader, Dept of Dravyaguna, Sushrutha Ayurvedic Medical college & Hospital, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560105, India.

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DOI: DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.21088/ijamy.0974.6986.11318.2

Abstract

Android mobiles and social media applications are the most useful inventions done in recent era which connects people from different place without any undue delay. They help to share voice, video, picture or even documents with the use of android phone along with internet facility. Recently most of the people majorly adolescent group has been found to use these social media’s (Whats app particularly) excessively leading to disturbance in the lifestyle, personality and is affecting even their academic performance.

Aims: 1. To evaluate Abuse of mobile phones 2. To evaluate abuse of Social media application (what’s app and Messenger) 3. To evaluate effect of abuse of social Media application on academic performance.

Settings and Design: A cross sectional cohort observational study.

Methods and Material: 500 Students who are studying Ayurveda were voluntarily involved for the study. A questionnaire was developed with both close-ended and open ended questions to assess the demographics of youngsters studying Ayurveda, their smart phone details, Ranking of mobile as a necessity of life, Ranking of What’s App features, Consumption of data in what’s App usage, and intensity of usage. The open ended questions gave the samples a chance to express their views about what’s App messenger and to list out some of the features that they like the most in the app.

Results: it is found out that 116 students were considered to be severely addicted, 246 are moderately built, 138 are mildly addicted to usage of Phone and whatsapp. Majority of the study participants opined that excessive usage of Mobile and whats app is directly affecting Emotional behaviour as well as Academic performances.

Conclusions: This study gives an input about adverse impact of life styles and culture of youth especially in their studies. What’s app is mainly affecting Students Academics, Language and is making poor Spelling skills in typing and is the major disadvantages of its misuse. More gossips and dependency is created due to misuse of what’s app and if not controlled in the early step will leads to dependency and in future may require psychiatric help also.

Keywords: Addiciton; Dependency; Social Media; what’s app Academic Performance.
 


Corresponding Author : Harish Babu H, Assistant Professor, Dept of Agada Tantra Evam Vyavhara Ayurveda, Sushrutha Ayurvedic Medical college & Hospital, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560105, India.