Volume 18, No. 6, 2021
A Contemporary Approach To Analyse The Impact Of Increased Screen Time On Individuals And Associated Issues
Deepti Sharma , Deepshikha Aggarwal and Archana B. Saxena
Abstract
In recent year, digital device usage has increased significantly among people of all age groups. The screen time is enlarged by both social and professional group of people especially during this covid pandemic. The extensive use of computers/ laptop, smartphones as medium of teaching, learning and working professionals may lead to computer related health problems. The current research is conducted to demonstrate the usage pattern of digital devices. The interviews and questionnaire based surveys were conducted to collect the data. The results indicate the rising screen time for the people due to the usage of digital devices for various tasks. Researchers observed that the increasing screen time is leading to reduced concentration among the users. Among other major side effects of increased screen time such as tiredness, headaches, lack of physical activity, etc. loss of concentration is also an important factor that results due to increasing screen time and needs attention.
Pages: 2476-2486
Keywords: Digital devices, screen time, health problems, data analysis, concentration.