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Why Ignore the Dark Side of Social Media? A Role of Social Media in Spreading Corona-Phobia and Psychological Well-Being
Saqib Amin*
Department of Economics, National College of Business Administration and Economics, Lahore, 54660, Pakistan
* Corresponding Author: Saqib Amin. Email:
International Journal of Mental Health Promotion 2020, 22(1), 29-38. https://doi.org/10.32604/IJMHP.2020.011115
Abstract
Coronaviruses are a category of associated viruses that trigger disease
in mammals and birds. Human coronaviruses have been identified including
severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus (SARS-CoV) in 2003,
human coronavirus NL63 (HCoV NL63) in 2004, human coronavirus HKU1
(HKU1) in 2005, Middle East respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus (MERSCoV) in 2012, and severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus-2
(SARS-CoV-2) in December, 2019. This study aims to examine whether social
media at residing/admittance in quarantine ward (due to corona virus pandemic
disease) affects psychological health or not? We asked questions from 250
quarantined patients infected from coronavirus (restricted to quarantine ward)
about their psychological health who have accessed of different channels of
social media. This study concludes that social media has caused of various
psychological symptoms in quarantined patients (due to coronavirus) in form of
anxiety, depression, negative well-being, lack of self-control, general health and
vitality. This study suggests that there is an urgency to provide awareness/right
information to each infected individual and their family members to create
peaceful society and social rest. Thus, productive use of social media is
recommended while minimizing its negative impact.
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Amin, S. (2020). Why Ignore the Dark Side of Social Media? A Role of Social Media in Spreading Corona-Phobia and Psychological Well-Being.
International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, 22(1), 29–38. https://doi.org/10.32604/IJMHP.2020.011115
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