Survey based observational Study to Know awareness and Attitude towards social media addiction and Ayurveda with its role in De- addiction
Keywords:
social media, Ayurvedic principles, De-addictionAbstract
Introduction-Digital India 2024 report shows that there is 751.5 million internet users are present in India in which 462 million people are social media users. Addiction is defined as a process of inability to control the behavior in repeatedly manner. It brings instant pleasure and provides relief from internal discomfort.
The objectives of the study are related to know awareness and attitude towards Social Media Addiction, to know awareness and attitude towards Ayurveda and to explore role of Ayurveda in the De-addiction.
Methods-The study adopted the self -structured google form based observational survey study. A questionnaire was developed having 23 questions. The Google form was circulated on various social media platform through a link.The participants of this survey study were age group of from 18-85 years irrespective of sex. The study population was 300 and out of the 300 participants questionnaires distributed,273participants responded and fill the questionnaire.
Result-The result of the study reveals that mostly all age groups are using the social media especially for entertainment to be happy and for fun. The commonly used social media platform are whatsapp, Youtube, Instagram and Facebook.62.6% participants have knowledge about social media addiction and its treatment.71.1 % participants are aware about role of Ayurveda in mental health.85% participants prefer Ayurveda and Yoga for the treatment of social Media addiction.
Conclusion-This is the time to explore Ayurvedic principles for the De-addiction of social media users. Need of this Tech era is to develop Ayurvedic psychiatry which would be helpful to our society.
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