1BSc 4th Year Psychiatric group, Department of Psychiatric Nursing, S.G.L. Nursing College, Semi, Jalandhar, Punjab
2Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatric Nursing, S.G.L. Nursing College, Semi, Jalandhar, Punjab
Online published on 8 July, 2016.
Selfie means “taking picture of oneself “. Now-a-days it is very common among young girls and boys. “American nursing association” categorized Selfie under the mental disorder. Knowledge about “Selife as a mental disorder” is essential for awareness of young adults.but people has less knowledge about Selfie as a Mental Disorder. So, there is a need to assess the knowledge of young boys and girls regarding “Selfie as a Mental Disorder”.
To assess the demographic variables regarding Selfie as a Mental Disorder.
To assess level of knowledge regarding Selfie as a Mental Disorder.
To find out association of demographic variable with level of knowledge regarding Selfie as a Mental Disorder
Non-Experimental Descriptive research design.
Selected educational institution of district Jalandhar, Punjab.
Students of selected educational institution, district Jalandhar, Punjab.
100 students
Convenient sampling technique
The finding of the study revealed that 78% of the samples had moderate knowledge, 2% samples had poor knowledge and 20% samples had adequate knowledge. The study was found associated with socio-demographic variables like age, educational level, occupation. Hence, it is conclude that most of the students have moderate knowledge regarding “Selfie as a Mental Disorder”.
“Knowledge” Selfie as a Mental Disorder “students” “selected” “educational institution”
