Year: 2022
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Background: In Bhutan, young people have dramatically increased their use of mobile phones.It has been discovered to have favorable impacts on young entrepreneurs in Phuentsholing and cheese and butter traders in distant Sakteng.However, not all youths in the kingdom are affected in the same way by cell phones.Mobile phones have made life easy and inexpensive for teenagers to contact friends and access information [31].However, the strong social setting in Bhutanese family lives has been destroyed by the widespread availability of information and the introduction of mobile phones.This study examines how mobile phones affect teens in Trashi Yangtse from the views of parents who have frequent interactions with children.Objectives: This study was conducted to actually find out the impacts on of mobile phones on teenagers of Trashi Yangtse from the perspectives of parents.It was carried out to •Understand the teenagers' mobile phone usage in Trashi Yangtse;• Comprehend the impact of mobile texting messages on the communication and proper language skills of teenagers and• Evaluate the physical safety aspects and psychological effects of excessive mobile usage by teenagers.Methods: Quantitative method was employed to explore the research problem.The data was collected through questionnaires (13 closed questions).The questionnaires were handed out to teenager's parents in Trashi Yangtse in five different locations.The respondents had teenager's from13 to 19 years old and they were broadly divided into seven ethnic groups.44 parents had filled in the questionnaires and handed over to researcher personally while 36 parents emailed the filled in questionnaires.Results: This study focused on the understanding the impact of mobile phones from parents' perspective.The findings from this study revealed that the parents' perception about the use of mobile phones by teenagers in Trashi Yangtse are significantly geared towards having immense negative impacts.The findings are briefly mentioned below:• Happiness rate of parents: 58.8% of parents mentioned that they were 'Unhappy' to find their teenagers using mobile phones.• Safety of teenagers with mobile phones: The results revealed that cumulatively 73.8% of teenagers' parents felt 'Unsafe' and 'Very unsafe' to let teenagers use mobile phones by their teenagers.Of all, 87.6% of teenagers' parents felt 'Unsafe' and 'Very unsafe' with teenagers falling under the age category of 15 -16 years old.• Loss of proper language skills: The results revealed that the loss of proper language skills was most common in female teenagers.43.8% of female teenagers' parents revealed that their teenagers have lost proper language skills very much due to text language.And of all, these female teenagers were under the age category of 17 -19 years old.
Source: Acta Scientific Paediatrics
Authors: Tashi Dorji, Sonam Jamtsho
Language: English
Subfield: Sociology and Political Science
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4304591027