Mental health during COVID-19 pandemic among secondary school students in relation to mobile phone usage

Abstract

The mental health and well-being of pupils have been regarded as one of the growing concerns of Twenty-first-century life. The year 2020 has witnessed how the Covid-19 pandemic can make huge changes in our lifestyle, be it academic, professional, social, or even personal life. The principal goal of this research is to study the mental health of secondary school pupils during the covid19 pandemic in relation to the usage of mobile phones. This is a descriptive survey study that attempts to understand the association between the frequencies of mobile phone usage and the mental health of the pupils during the pandemic situation. 100 students of 9th standard from two schools of West Bengal are selected as the samples of the study. Research information are gathered through a Mobile Phone Problem Use Scale and Mental Health – Checklist. The findings of the study uncover that there is no huge distinction in the mean score of psychological well-being of students on the basis of gender. Results likewise proclaim that there is no critical contrast in the mean score of psychological wellness or mental health between pupils from metropolitan regions and pupils from the provincial region.