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| Published: June 30, 2022
A Qualitative Inquiry on the Severity of the Impact of Pathological Internet Use on the Life Domains of Indian Adolescents Before and Amidst Covid-19
Ph.D. Research Scholar, the Graduate School, University of Santo Tomas, Manila, Philippines Google Scholar More about the auther
Professor and Research Guide, Dept. of Clinical Psychology, The Graduate School, University of Santo Tomas, Manila, Philippines. Google Scholar More about the auther
DIP: 18.01.118.20221002
DOI: 10.25215/1002.118
ABSTRACT
The impact of Pathological Internet Use (PIU) on adolescents’ daily life is overwhelming. This study qualitatively explores the severity of the impacts of PIU, before and amidst the pandemic (COVID-19) on adolescents (M=15.7, SD=1.494), enrolled in the Central and State Educational boards of Kerala, South India. In the methodological process, this study utilized the six-phase processes of data engagement by Braun and Clarke. Semi-structured in-depth interviews (ten) and focus group discussions (twelve) were steered to have a comprehensive understanding of the lived experiences of the participants. The qualitative findings suggested that PIU severely impaired adolescents’ life in the cognitive, emotional, behavioural, academic, health and relational domains, especially during pandemic than it was before.
This is an Open Access Research distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any Medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
© 2022, Arrackal A. T. & Bance L. O.
Received: February 15, 2022; Revision Received: June 28, 2022; Accepted: June 30, 2022
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ISSN 2348-5396
ISSN 2349-3429
18.01.118.20221002
10.25215/1002.118
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Published in Volume 10, Issue 2, April-June, 2022