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Subject: Human Development and Family Studies × Author: Deepali × Start date: 2005 × Type: Thesis × Thesis Type: M.Sc ×
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    Impact of media technology usage on social maturity of teenagers
    (Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, 2018) Deepali; Sharma, Seema
    The present study was conducted to assess the impact of technology usage on social maturity of teenagers. The study was carried out in one block (Block-1) and one zone (Zone-A) of Ludhiana district on a sample comprised of 200 rural and urban teenagers between age group (16 to 18 years) studying in 11th and 12th grade in the selected Government Senior Secondary Schools of urban and rural areas. Further the sample was equally distributed over the two sexes (Boys =100 and Girls=100) from rural and urban areas. Only those teenagers were selected who must be using media technology like T.V, Computer and Mobile phone. Social maturity scale by Rao (1971) was used to assess the social maturity of teenagers. Also a self-structured Television, Computer and mobile phone usage questionnaire was used to assess the usage of these technologies among teenagers. Results revealed that no gender differences were found among teenagers across different dimensions of social maturity. But then also boys outnumbered girls in having average level of social maturity. While, very few teenagers had a high level of social maturity. Whereas, on other side results also revealed that majority of urban teenagers as compared to rural teenagers reported average level of social maturity. Locale-wise also very few teenagers were found to had a high level of social maturity. The findings of this study also depicts that there was a positive correlation between technology usage and social maturity among urban teenagers. Whereas, it was also found that negative correlation between technology usage and social maturity among rural teenagers. Significantly more number of girls found never called their parents. While on social commitment dimensions girls reported negative relationship and difference were found to be statistically significant. Whereas, communication skills of girls found to be significantly and positively related with usage of technology. Further results also revealed that significant majority of urban teenagers expressed that computer and mobile phones often had a negative effect on communication as compared to rural teenagers. Also majority of boys said that television and mobile phones often had a negative impact on our communication and girls felt sad when one whole day they forget or not able to use television and mobile phones. Correlation between technology usage and social maturity revealed that overall there were negative correlation between technology usage and social maturity among both boys and girls. But if we see correlation between technology usage and social maturity between different locales than data revealed that there is a positive correlation between technology usage and social maturity among urban teenagers and negative correlation among rural teenagers.