Leisure in Lockdown: Use of Media by University Students of Bangladesh during Lockdown and Impact on Mental Health
Open Access
Journal Type:Research Article
Subject:Social Sciences & Psychology
Subject Field: Media and Communication
Volume:67, Issue: 1, December, 2020
Publish Date:March 3, 2021 7:00 pm
Pages:0-0
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Abstract
Mass media has always been a helpful tool to spend leisure hours with. Because of the
changed scenario due to the corona situation, many people got a lot of leisure hours with no
scope of going outside. For this it is expected mass media has been a big help for many people to spend these leisure hours. This study aims to find out the frequency and usefulness of
mass and social media and their impact on mental health of Bangladeshi university students
during the lockdown period. The most and least used media during lockdown are using social media and reading books respectively. The study finds that reading books and watching
movies have been significantly helpful for the mental health of Bangladeshi students during
lockdown whereas the study has not found any significant impact of social media on the
mental health of Bangladeshi university students during lockdown.