Social media are internet-based applications that allow users to exchange messages or user-generated content for the purposes of social connection, entertainment, or education. WhatsApp, Skype, Facebook, Instagram, Telegram, and Twitter are a few of the most well-known and frequently used virtual social networks. In young children and school-age populations have concentrated on the correlation between watching television and playing video games and academic achievement, demonstrating a detrimental impact on physical health. Children who watch television for more than two hours a day tend to perform worse academically and engage in less physical activity.
The study will be conducted as a non-probability convenience sampling with the objective of Social Media Usage on Physical Activity and Academic Performance in Young School-Age Individuals. Patient age range from 10 to 16 years, both genders. Sample size is 289 students of private and government schools. Collaborate with schools within the selected age range and obtain permission for the study. The patients' assessment includes the use social media addiction scale, Academic performance questionnaire, SAMU DIS-FIT Battery. Data will be analyzed by SPSS version 26. Descriptive statistics will be checked by using frequency, percentage, mean and standard deviation of the variables. Normality of the collected data will be checked by using SPSS version 26. If p value will be more that 0.05 will apply parametric test. if it is less than 0.05 will apply non parametric test. Pearson correlation "r will be applied for parametric data and Spearmon RAO will be used for non-parametric data
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
289
Riphah International University
Lahore, Punjab Province, Pakistan
Academic performance questionnaire
measure academic performance of a child
Time frame: 8 weeks
Bergen social media questionnaire
measure social participation of a child
Time frame: 8 weeks
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