Media use pattern as an indicator of mental health in the COVID-19 pandemic: Dataset from India.

ABSTRACT: This article presents data on the media use pattern of respondents with different degrees of mental well-being and mental anxiety in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. We collected data on demographic variables, patterns of media engagement, and levels of mental well-being and mental anxiety among the Indian adult population in the COVID-19 era. A web-based cross-sectional online survey was conducted to obtain data on two main aspects in the context of COVID-19: mental well-being and mental anxiety and engagement with the media, both television and other social media channels. Using respondent-driven convenient sampling method, 426 Indian adults (age ≥ 18 years) residing in the country responded to the survey. The survey was conducted 3 weeks after the nationwide lockdown was enforced b

SUBMITTER: Mukherjee M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7811030 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature