Addiction to Technological Gadgets and Its Impact on Health and ...

[Pages:55]Addiction to Technological Gadgets and Its Impact on Health and Lifestyle: A Study on College Students

(Thesis submitted for the partial fulfilme nt of Master's Degree in Development Studies) Submitted by Jyoti Ranjan M uduli Roll no 412HS1004 Unde r the supervision of Dr. Ramakrishna Bis wal

Department of Humanities and Social Sciences National Institute of Technology, Rourkela - 769008

India

DECLARATION

I hereby declare that I have completed my project on "Addiction to Technological Gadgets and Its Impact on Health and Lifestyle: A Study on College Students" at National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, Odisha in the academic year 2013 ? 2014. The work submitted here by me is true and original to the best of my knowledge.

Jyoti Ranjan Muduli M.A. in Development Studies Dept.: Humanities and Social Sciences National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

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Dr. Ramakrishna Bis wal Assistant Professor Department of Humanities and Social Sciences National Institute of Technology Rourkela ? 769008

CERTIFICATE

This is to certify that the dissertation entitled, "Addiction to Technological Gadgets and Its Impact on Health and Lifestyle: A Study on College Students" submitted by Jyoti Ranjan Muduli as a partial fulfilment of the requirement for the degree of Master in Arts in Development Studies of the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, is an authentic work carried out by him under my supervision. To the best of my knowledge, the matter embodied in the dissertat ion has not been submitted to any other university/ institute for the award of any degree or diploma.

(Dr. Ramakrishna Biswal)

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

I owe my profound gratitude to my project Supervisor Dr. Ramakrishna Biswal, Assistant professor, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, National Institute of Technology, Rourkela. He took keen interest on my project work and guided me all along, till the completion of the project by providing all the necessary guidance to accomplish it. My special thanks go to Dr. Bhaswati Patnaik, HOD of Humanities and Social Sciences, Dr. Seemita Mohanty, Dr. Nihar Ranjan Mishra, Dr. Narayan Sethi, Dr. Jalandhar Pradhan, Dr. Akshaya Rath, Dr. Ngamjaho Kipgen (Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, NIT, Rourkela) for their constant support to complete this piece of work. Again I am thankful to all the respondents who have helped me by participating in the study and given the information during my field work. I would like to thank Ms Sushreesmita Samal, Mr Chitta Ranjan Subudhi and Ms Nivedita Pathak (Ph.D Scholars) for providing necessary information regarding the project and also their support in completing the project. I am also thankful to all the office staffs in the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences for their support. Lastly, I thank almighty, my parents, family and friends for their constant encouragement, without which this assignment would not be possible.

Jyoti Ranjan Muduli

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Contents

Page no.

Declaration....................................................................................................................... i

Certificate......................................................................................................................... ii

Acknowledgement............................................................................................................. iii

List of Tables.....................................................................................................................vi

List of Figures.................................................................................................................. vii

Abstract............................................................................................................................ viii

Chapter 1- Introduction

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1.1 Addiction to Technological Gadgets and Services................................. 1 1.2 Mental Health............................................................................. 3 1.3 Life style................................................................................. 4 1.4 Some Facts about the Tech-Gadgets and Services Used

by the Present Generation................................................................................ 5

Chapter 2- Review of Literature

8-13

2.1 Positive Impacts of Technology..................................................... 8 2.2 Negative Impacts of Technology..................................................... 9 2.3 Technology has Both Positive and Negative Impacts............................. 11 2.4 Impact of Technology on Health and Life Style................................... 12 2.5 Statement of the Problem................................................................................ 13 2.6 Objectives of the Study................................................................................... 13

Chapter 3- Methodology

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3.1 Study Area.............................................................................. 14 3.2 Sample......................................................................................... 14 3.3 Methods of Data Collection.......................................................... 15

Chapter 4- Results and Findings

17-35

4.1 Socio-economic Profile of the Respondents................................................... 17 4.2 Possession of Technological Gadgets............................................................. 17 4.3 Time Spent to Avail the Services.................................................................... 18 4.4 Purpose of Using the Devices and Services..................................................... 21 4.5 Level of Dependency on Tech-Gadgets and Services...................................... 23 4.6 Health Impacts of Excessive Use of Tech-Gadgets......................................... 23 4.7 Impacts of Use of Tech-Gadgets on Life Style................................................ 33

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Chapter 5- Discussion and Conclusion

36-39

5.1 Significance of the Study............................................................................... 38 5.2 Limitations and Future Directions................................................................. 38 5.3 Conclusion..................................................................................................... 38

References.......................................................................................... 40-42

Appendix........................................................................................................................ 43-46

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Table No 1.1 Table No 1.2 Table No 1.3 Table No 1.4 Table No 1.5 Table No 1.6 Table No 1.7

Table No 1.8

Table No 1.9

List of Tables

Purpose of Use as per Male and Female Respondents Respondents having hearing problems Respondents having Regular Headaches Respondents having Sleeping Problems Respondents having Problems in Logical Thinking Respondents having Depression Respondents Worry Excessively Respondents having Low Consciousness Respondents afraid of public speaking

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Figure No 1.1 Figure No 1.2 Figure No 1.3 Figure No 1.4 Figure No 1.5

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Figure No 1.7 Figure No 1.8

Figure No 1.9

List of Figures

Possession of the Gadgets by the Respondents Time Spent with the Gadgets by the Respondents Use of Internet by the Respondents Purpose of Use of the Gadgets Time given to the Purposes by Male and Female Respondents Respondents having Hearing Problem, Headache and Sleeping Problem Impact of Addiction on Anxiety Level Respondents having Problem in Logical Thinking, Depression, Worry and low Consciousness Respondents Afraid of Public Speaking

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