The Psychosocial Effects Of Mobile Phone Usage Among The Youth: The Case Of A Selected Christian University

Simple item page
dc.contributor.authorMwangi, Peterson
dc.contributor.authorNdegwa, Stephen
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-03T09:03:02Z
dc.date.available2024-05-03T09:03:02Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.descriptionJournal Article
dc.description.abstractThis study’s aim was to investigate the psychosocial effects of mobile phone among the youth. This is because the mobile phone has become ‘a must have’ technological tool among many youths in Kenya and beyond. It has ended up bringing different effects in the lives of many users and of great concern to the negative ones. Through the findings of this research, it was found that some negative psychological and social effects amongst the students can be attributed to their mobile phone usage. The study was carried out in a Christian University among the students aged between 18 and 25 years. 120 respondents were selected in a stratified manner from the various programmes and years of study. All of them had used mobile phone with majority (98%), for a period between 2 – 10 years. The researcher used both quantitative and qualitative methods of data collection. The findings revealed that majority of the students (83.8%) were aware of the negative effects that might result from the continued use of mobile phone. The following were some of the negative psychosocial effects found among the respondents: financial challenges, cheating, stealing, stress, anxiety, and mobile phone addiction.
dc.description.sponsorshipDaystar University
dc.identifier.citationNdegwa S. & Mwangi P. (2020): The Psychosocial Effects Of Mobile Phone Usage Among The Youth: The Case Of A Selected Christian University.: Journal of Language, Technology & Enterprenuership in Africa.
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.daystar.ac.ke/handle/123456789/4420
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherJournal of Language, Technology & Enterprenuership in Africa
dc.relation.ispartofseriesVOL 11 NO. 1 2020
dc.subjectpsychosocial
dc.subjectmobile phone
dc.subjectyouth
dc.subjecteffects
dc.subjectstress
dc.subjectanxiety
dc.subjectaddiction
dc.titleThe Psychosocial Effects Of Mobile Phone Usage Among The Youth: The Case Of A Selected Christian University
dc.typeArticle

Files

Original bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
Thumbnail Image
Name:
The Psychosocial Effects Of Mobile Phone Usage Among The Youth.pdf
Size:
234.56 KB
Format:
Adobe Portable Document Format
Download
License bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
No Thumbnail Available
Name:
license.txt
Size:
1.71 KB
Format:
Item-specific license agreed upon to submission
Description:
Download

Collections

Journal Articles