David Maria Selvam and Vinitha Precilla Cabral
The
young people in the age group of 10-24 year in India comprises one of the
precious wealth of India considered by growth and development and is a stage of
susceptibility often predisposed by several intrinsic and extrinsic factors
that affect their overall health and safety. Mental health problems have
significant repercussions for every feature of young people’s lives including
their proficiency to engage with education, make and keep friends, have
constructive family and peer relationships. Adolescents have unique
characteristics that are different from any other age group. It is estimated
that around 20% of the world’s adolescents have a mental health or behavioural
problem. Up to 50% of mental, behavioural and psychological problems have their
onset during the adolescence period. There is growing evidence of increased
psychological problems in adolescents, especially behaviour problems and
suicides. Academic stress is one such problem that the adolescents face in
life, which may lead to various issues and addiction. This in turn, affects
them in their personal life, social life and in their education. The present
study investigated the Mobile Phone Addiction as a mediating factor between
Loneliness and Academic Stress among Adolescents. The convenience sampling
method was used and the sample size was 106 adolescents from Tamil Nadu. The
data was analyzed using mediation analysis in the statistical package for
social sciences (SPSS 17). The results revealed that Mobile Phone Addiction
Mediates between Loneliness and Academic Stress among Adolescents. The
implications of the results are discussed.
"Mobile Phone Addiction as a mediating factor between Loneliness and Academic Stress among Adolescents", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 1, page no. pp532-541, January-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1901770.pdf
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