A Study on Social Media Addiction and Phubbing among Health Trainees

Neha Das  Gupta; Soma Saha

doi:10.51333/njpsw.2020.v21.i1.244

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Neha Das Gupta M. Phil. Psychiatric Social Work Trainee, Department of Psychiatric Social Work, Institute of Psychiatry (IOP-COE), Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Soma Saha Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatric Social Work, Institute of Psychiatry (IOP-COE), Kolkata, West Bengal, India

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https://doi.org/10.51333/njpsw.2020.v21.i1.244

Abstract

Background: When an individual looking at his or her mobile phone during a conversation with other individuals and escaping from interpersonal communication, it is called phubbing. Health trainees can be defined as doctors, nursing staffs and other professionals (such as psychologists, psychiatric social workers, physiotherapists, etc.) studying a postgraduate course in the medical field. Methods and Materials: The researcher collected data from 30 health trainees of the Institute of Psychiatry (COE) and Institute of Post-Graduate Medical Education and Research (IPGME& R &SSKM Hospital), Kolkata to assess social media addiction and phubbing among health trainees in the age range of 18 to 35 years who had an active social media account. After screening, the socio-demographic details of the participants were collected and the social media addiction and phubbing scale were administered. Results: The results indicated that the levels of social media addiction were more in other health trainees and nursing trainees than others. The level of phubbing was found to be significant among other health trainees. Conclusion: Social media addiction has affected the trainees’ lives despite their knowledge about it.

Keywords: Social media addiction, phubbing, health trainees

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