IJSRP, Volume 9, Issue 1, January 2019 Edition [ISSN 2250-3153]
PA Manjusha, Mendonca TL
Abstract:
Electronic devices are an integral part of adolescents lives in the twenty-first century. Adolescents, in particular, spend a significant amount of time viewing and interacting with electronic devices in the form of TV, mobile phones and computer. It can have a positive and negative influence on the adolescent health, behaviour; social development and educational outcomes. In addition, symptoms associated with using mobile phones most commonly include headaches, earache, and warmth sensations and sometimes perceived concentration difficulties as well as fatigue. Aim: To determine the impact of electronic media on health of the adolescents.