Effect of use of Mobile Phones on Mental Health of Secondary School Students

" Results revealed that usage of mobile phones has been a significant positive predictor of mental health problems among secondary school students. The results further revealed that female students scored significantly higher on mental health problems as compared to males. While statistically there was no significant relationship found among genders and mobile phone usage." {Credits 1}

" Excessive cell phone use can have a negative impact on all aspects of a student's life. The purpose of this study was to see how mobile phone usage affects mental health issues in secondary school students. Excessive mobile phone use has been suggested as a predictor of mental health issues in secondary school students. Previous research has looked into the link between cell phone use and mental health issues. They discovered that excessive use of mobile phones is linked to an increase in mental health issues among secondary school students [20]. Previous research has also linked mobile phone use to a higher risk of mental health issues like depression, insomnia, anxiety, addiction, and stress [21]. Another study by Thomee (2018) [22] found that excessive mobile phone use was linked to a variety of behavioural and psychological issues, including depressive symptoms and sleep problems. Results showed significant difference with mental health problems and found non-significant difference with use of mobile phone. However, significant differences were found on mental health problems among male and female participants. Female participants showed more symptoms of mental health problems as compared to males. These findings are in consistent with a study conducted by Qasim (2017). The study concluded that like many other countries, women in Pakistan generally have higher rates of mental health problems than men. Depression and anxiety disorders are also more common among women than men (Qasim, 2017). However, non-significant differences were found usage of mobile phone among male and female participants. Female participants spend more times using mobile phone as compared to males [23]." {Credits 1}

{Credits 1} 🎪 Ali, S., Shah, M., & Qasim, A. (2021). Effect of use of Mobile Phones on Mental Health of Secondary School Students. (IJESIR) International Journal of Science and Innovative Research e-ISSN: 2724-3338 2021, 02(03). This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License.