IMPACT OF SCREEN-TIME ON STUDENTS DURING COVID-19 - AN EMPIRICAL STUDY AIMS TO EVALUATE THE PHYSICALLY AND MENTALLY HEALTH OF STUDENTS

This paper addresses the impact of screen-time students spent on their electronic devices learning during the Covid-19 and how it affects their physical and mental health. The research considered the following constraints categorized into two, namely physical and mental issues faced by students. The primary data for this research deals with six physical health and two mental health variables. They are Eye problems, Heart problems, Body pain, Back pain due to bad posture on the body, Weight gain, and Diabetes risk are the physical part and increase in aggressiveness and addition in anxiety are the mental part respectively. The above-listed factors and variables were evaluated across four levels of students during the Covid-19 lockdown period in India. They are Primary, Secondary, at school level, and Undergraduate, Postgraduate students in higher education. Data are analyzed using Multiple Correlation and Regression as the analytical Technique for finding the relation between the Screen-Time as the independent variable and the above factors as the dependent variable. We want to conclude that having online classes for students during Covid-19 resulted in sitting in front of electronic devices, namely laptops, desktops, and mobile phones, has adversely affected their health. It has resulted mainly in eye problems, body pain, back pain due to bad posture, weight gain on the physical side, and increased anxiety on the mental side. Therefore, educational institutions should consider students' physical and mental problems while deciding the mode of education and find ways to reduce students' screen time