A majority of respondents used social media as a stress reliever. 

- ‘7–17’ years primarily used Youtube
- ‘18–22’ years primarily used Instagram
- '23–59’ years primarily used Whatsapp

*Most of the social networking sites in India restricts individuals below 13 years of age to have an account on their platforms.

Time Spent:
Average = 2.35 Hrs/day
- ‘7–17’ years: 1.68 hrs/day
- ‘18–22’ years: 2.64 hrs/day
- '23–59’ years: 2.37 hrs/day

*There is a significant difference between groups

Results: Social Media

A significant difference in the measures used by the different age categories was found

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

The findings of the 2020 survey by Chaturvedi et al. regarding the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on students are categorized into four primary areas, corresponding to the survey's questionnaire:

- **Demographics**
- **Assessment of online learning**: Time spent in online classes, time allotted for self-study, satisfaction levels, and the medium of learning.
- **Assessment of health in educational institutions**: Changes in weight, satisfaction with time utilization, and social connections with family members.
- **Measures adopted to cope with rising stress levels**

Survey Results: COVID-19 Impact on Students

K.  Chaturvedi,  D.  K.  Vishwakarma,  and  N.  Singh,  "Children  and  Youth  Services  Review  COVID-19  and  its impact on education , social life and mental health of students : A survey," Child. Youth Serv. Rev., vol. 121, no. December 2020, p. 105866, 2021. https://doi-org.proxy.lib.umich.edu/10.1016/j.childyouth.2020.105866

COVID-19 and its impact on education, social life, and mental health of students: A Survey

The mean age in the study is 20.16 years. 61.62% of the respondents lived in Delhi-NCR during the pandemic.

Results: Demographics

Time spent on online classes:
- Average: 3.20 hrs/day
- The average time spent on online classes was significantly higher for students with age group ‘7–17’ years.

Time students allot per day for self-study:
- Average: 2.91 h/day
- *no significant difference among different age group categories

Assessment of satisfaction level among students:
- satisfaction levels varied significantly with different age groups. There were 51.6% negative online class reviews from subjects in the ‘18–22’ age group, compared to 31.5% negative reviews from subjects in the ‘7–17’ age group (who spent more time online).

Medium of Online Learning:
- '7-17' years mostly used smartphones 
- '18-22' and '23-59' primarily used laptops/desktops
*There was a significant difference in time spent on online classes between the types of medium.

Results: Assessment of Online Learning

Among the respondents, 13.6% (n = 160) of them faced health-related issues during the period of nationwide travel restrictions. 

Changes in weight: 7.1% reported an increase in weight, 17.7% reported a decrease in weight, and 45.3% reported no change in weight.

Satisfied with Utilization of time: majority of respondents (51.4%, n = 608) answered in ‘NO’. 

Socially connected with their family members: 70.3% of the respondents stated they were.


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