@Article{IJMHP.2020.011115,
AUTHOR = {Saqib Amin},
TITLE = {Why Ignore the Dark Side of Social Media? A Role of Social Media in Spreading Corona-Phobia and Psychological Well-Being},
JOURNAL = {International Journal of Mental Health Promotion},
VOLUME = {22},
YEAR = {2020},
NUMBER = {1},
PAGES = {29--38},
URL = {http://www.techscience.com/IJMHP/v22n1/38804},
ISSN = {2049-8543},
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.},
DOI = {10.32604/IJMHP.2020.011115}
}