Short communication, Note
SCREEN TIME BEYOND GAMING AND SOCIAL MEDIA: EXCESSIVE AND PROBLEMATIC USE OF OVER THE TOP (OTT) PLATFORMS AMONG COLLEGE STUDENTS DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Dheeraj Kattula
; National Drug Dependence Treatment Centre (NDDTC), Department of Psychiatry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, India
Yatan Pal Singh Balhara
orcid.org/0000-0003-1616-6403
; National Drug Dependence Treatment Centre (NDDTC), Department of Psychiatry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, India
Surekha Chukkali
; CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Ghaziabad, India
Swarndeep Singh
; National Drug Dependence Treatment Centre (NDDTC), Department of Psychiatry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, India
Rachna Bhargava
; National Drug Dependence Treatment Centre (NDDTC), Department of Psychiatry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, India
Ragul Ganesh
; National Drug Dependence Treatment Centre (NDDTC), Department of Psychiatry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, India
Abstract
There is a gap in existing literature regarding Over the Top (OTT) platform use contributing to the excessive and problematic
screen time. We aimed to assess OTT platform use among college students and its associations with increased screen time, mental
well-being, COVID-19 related anxiety and personality traits. A total of 1039 students from a college in India were invited to
participate in this web-based survey. A majority of participants used OTT platforms regularly. Subscription to paid OTT platforms,
poor mental well-being were associated with problematic OTT use; whereas personality trait of conscientiousness seemed to offer
protection against problematic OTT use.
Keywords
COVID-19; behavioural addiction; screentime
Hrčak ID:
272994
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Publication date:
8.2.2022.
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