Effect of Screen Media Technologies on Physical and Psychological Well Being in Middle Aged Adults

Priya Singh, Prabhas Bhardwaj, Sushil Kumar Sharma, Anil Kumar Agrawal

Source Title: International Journal of Cyber Behavior, Psychology and Learning (IJCBPL)13(1)

ISSN: 2155-7136|EISSN: 2155-7144|EISBN13: 9781668479711|DOI: 10.4018/IJCBPL.330132

MLA

Singh, Priya, et al. "Effect of Screen Media Technologies on Physical and Psychological Well Being in Middle Aged Adults." IJCBPL vol.13, no.1 2023: pp.1-17. http://doi.org/10.4018/IJCBPL.330132

APA

Singh, P., Bhardwaj, P., Sharma, S. K., & Agrawal, A. K. (2023). Effect of Screen Media Technologies on Physical and Psychological Well Being in Middle Aged Adults. International Journal of Cyber Behavior, Psychology and Learning (IJCBPL), 13(1), 1-17. http://doi.org/10.4018/IJCBPL.330132

Chicago

Singh, Priya, et al. "Effect of Screen Media Technologies on Physical and Psychological Well Being in Middle Aged Adults," International Journal of Cyber Behavior, Psychology and Learning (IJCBPL) 13, no.1: 1-17. http://doi.org/10.4018/IJCBPL.330132

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Abstract

Screen media technologies (SMTs) has become an essential part of human life and almost everybody, irrespective of their age group, uses one or the other screen media technologies. Increased dependency on SMTs is raising concerns over their ill effect on the psychological health of its users. The present work aims to study the impact of social media usage and laptop/computer on psychological and physical health. This is a cross-sectional study of the middle management employees of a major Indian telecom organization. The analyses were carried out using structural equation modelling (SEM) approach. Results suggested that neck pain is directly related to cognitive stress, somatic stress, and laptop/computer usage. Cognitive stress was indirectly related to Instagram and WhatsApp use. Behavioural stress had no direct or indirect relationship with social media or laptop/computer use. Using a laptop/computer is found to be the most critical factor contributing to neck pain in Indian middle-aged adults working in an office environment.