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Perceived Stress and Use of Social Media Among Management Students During Covid-19 Pandemic: An Emphasis on Fatalistic Attitude and Mental Well-being

Bijaya Kumar Sundaray*, Pragyan Parimita Sarangi** and Soumendra Kumar Patra***

DOI: https://doi.org/10.62206/sajm.31.2.2024.112-129

PUBLISHED :30 AUG 2024

Abstract

India has been facing the brunt of the devastating second wave of the Covid pandemic. The prolonged lockdown and consequent social isolations have given a boost to the usage of social media. One of the most affected segments during the period is the students. The present study is an effort to study the different usage patterns of social media by the management students due to perceived stress and its impact on mental well-being as well as fatalistic attitude. The final semester management students from various public and private universities were the respondents for the study. The data for the study was collected in Google Form which was administered through WhatsApp. Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) has been used for testing the conceptual model for the study. The findings of the study portrays that to cope up with the perceived stress during covid pandemic the management students have used the social media as an avoidance and escaping strategy. Usage of social media patterns also influences mental wellbeing and fatalistic attitude of the young students. Further the study revealed the existence of relationship between mental wellbeing and fatalistic attitude of the students.

Key Words

Fatalistic attitude, Managing boredom, Mental well-being, Perceived stress, Problem solving, Social media

Author Biography

Bijaya Kumar Sundaray
Reader, Department of Personnel Management & Industrial Relations (PM & IR), Utkal University, Bhubaneswar-751004, Odisha, India; and is the corresponding author. E-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Pragyan Parimita Sarangi
Associate Professor, Srusti Academy of Management, Bhubaneswar-751024, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India. E-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Soumendra Kumar Patra
Sr. Assistant Professor, Department of Business Administration, Ravenshaw University, Cuttack-753003, Odisha, India. E-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

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