Simi Datta, Pratati Guria, Kaajal Mondal, Dr. Nilanjana Mitra
{"title":"Psycho-social effects of social media & peer-pressure on body image","authors":"Simi Datta, Pratati Guria, Kaajal Mondal, Dr. Nilanjana Mitra","doi":"10.33545/26648903.2024.v6.i1a.45","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33545/26648903.2024.v6.i1a.45","url":null,"abstract":"The present study investigates the effect of media and social media on body image and how it affects mental health. To examine the influence of social media and peers on body image, interview-method research was employed. A purposive sampling strategy was used for data collection for the age group of 15 to 25 years, who use social media regularly and have no history of any kind of eating disorder or body dysmorphia. In the Qualitative method, an in-depth interview was taken and thematic analyses were done. It has been concluded that the methodology for investigating the effects of social media and peers on body image by employing an interview-methods research design and using appropriate data analysis techniques, this study aims to provide valuable insights into the complex relationship between social media, peers, and body image.","PeriodicalId":518886,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Psychology Research","volume":"229 1-2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140533058","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Soumi Bhattacharya, Somedatta Mitra, Sujata Sharma, Dr. Nilanjana Mitra
{"title":"Evaluation of smart phone addiction & its related factors among college students","authors":"Soumi Bhattacharya, Somedatta Mitra, Sujata Sharma, Dr. Nilanjana Mitra","doi":"10.33545/26648903.2024.v6.i1a.48","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33545/26648903.2024.v6.i1a.48","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":518886,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Psychology Research","volume":"16 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140532867","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}