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Prevalence of Screen Viewing and Gender Differences among Adolescents: Socio-personal Variables and Guidelines for Psychological Well-being

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Page: 124-133

Irin Das, Asha Chawla Thakral and Deepika Vig (Department of Human Development and Family Studies, College of Community Science, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab)

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Page: 124-133

Irin Das, Asha Chawla Thakral and Deepika Vig (Department of Human Development and Family Studies, College of Community Science, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab)

The present study mainly focuses on the prevalence of screen viewing and gender differences among adolescents. The primary objective of the study was to explore the levels of screen viewing for all the dimensions and gender differences along with remedies to deal with. This paper also investigated the socio-personal variables. A self-structured questionnaire for socio-personal variables and a self-structured questionnaire for screen viewing were used to assess the prevalence and gender difference. Data was taken from 600 students, equally distributed across two genders from government and private schools of Ludhiana. Prevalence of screen viewing was found for all the dimensions. It was found that there were significant gender differences in screen viewing both overall and also for government and private school adolescents. There are few guidelines to enhance psychological well- being among adolescents and reduce screen viewing among adolescents.