Social Media Misinformation Effect on Mental Health in Covid-19: A Review Study

Rajeev Sijariya; Chandreyee Roy; Lokesh Jindal; Yogesh Sharma; Ankit Suri

doi:10.26703/JCT.v17i1-12

Authors

Dr. Rajeev Sijariya Project Director (ICSSR) & Associate Professor, ABVSME, JNU, Delhi, India
Chandreyee Roy Research Assistant (ICSSR) ABVSME, JNU, Delhi, India https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6414-034X
Dr. Lokesh Jindal Co-Project Director (ICSSR) & Associate Professor, ABVSME, JNU, Delhi, India
Yogesh Sharma Research Intern (ICSSR) ABVSME, JNU, Delhi, India https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0566-9419
Ankit Suri Research Intern (ICSSR) ABVSME, JNU, Delhi, India https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2730-902X

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26703/JCT.v17i1-12

Keywords:

Mental Health, Social Media, Misinformation Effect, Covid-19, Public Safety

Abstract

Mental health is a global concern in the current era, which has also been prioritized as one of the sustainable development goals. The impact of COVID-19 was not only limited to physical health; it also affected the individuals psychologically. According to the statistics, individuals were busy sparing time in social media regardless the accuracy of the content, which lead to misinformation effect. Misinformation effect was one of the serious issues faced by the individuals at the time of COVID 19. Anxiety, stress, depression, fears are the symptoms reported by the individuals. This paper attempts to contribute the literature regarding the social media misinformation effect on mental health in COVID-19. Further studies can also be done based on the psychological impact of misinformation effect from an Indian perspective that will also help to develop the social networking initiative for promoting health services and public safety.
Classification-JEL: I12

Acknowledgement
The scholar namely Dr. Rajeev Sijariya is the awardee of ICSSR Research Project. This paper is largely an outcome of the Research Project “Triple Bottom line approach for resilient recovery and resurgence amid Covid 19:- An Eco-Social Psychological framework for Bharat 5.0 in new normal”, sponsored by the Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR). However, the responsibility for the facts stated, opinions expressed, and the conclusions drawn is entirely that of the authors.

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