Effectiveness of self-instructional module on knowledge regarding doom scrolling among undergraduate nursing students in selected nursing colleges: A pre-experimental

Akshaya Deoman Sadanshiv *, Manisha Moreshwar Bagde, Vandana Swaran Thangavel, Abhilasha Arvind Shambharkar and Shilpa Sanjay Waghmar

Mental Health Nursing Department, MKSSS Sitabai Nargundkar College of Nursing for Women, Nagpur, Maharashtra University of Health Sciences, Nashik, Maharashtra, India.
 
Research Article
International Journal of Science and Research Archive, 2024, 11(02), 1248–1253.
Article DOI: 10.30574/ijsra.2024.11.2.0520
 
Publication history: 
Received on 14 February 2024; revised on 29 March 2024; accepted on 01 April 2024
 
Abstract: 
Doom Scrolling is Spending excessive time online surfing and reading negative or unfavorable news makes a person unhealthy. The primary objectives of the study is To assess the effectiveness of Self-instructional Module on Knowledge regarding Doom scrolling among undergraduate Nursing students. And the secondary objectives are, To assess the pre-test knowledge regarding Doom scrolling among undergraduate Nursing students. To assess the post-test knowledge regarding Doom scrolling among undergraduate Nursing students. To assess the effectiveness of Self-instructional Module on Knowledge regarding Doom scrolling among undergraduate Nursing students. Pre-Experimental one group pre-test post-test research design is used in this study and included 60 undergraduate students as a sample by using Non-Probability Convenient sampling. Assessment is done by using Self Structured Questionnaire on Demographic Variables and Structured Questionnaire on Doom Scrolling. The finding reveals that in pre test 41% students got poor score, 37% students have average and 22% students got good knowledge score while after administrating Self Instructional Module in post test 12% students have poor, 24% students got average and 64% students got good score. It is interpreted that after administrating Structure Instructional Module the knowledge regarding ‘Doomscrolling’ has been improved for undergraduate students.
 
Keywords: 
Doom Scrolling; Social Media; Bad News; Self-Instructional Module; Anxiety
 
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