This descriptive-survey study was conducted to find out the relationship between social media usage and family relationship among the Tamil Community during COVID-19 Curfew. A sample of 640 Tamil people was selected by convenience sampling technique. To collect the data, Social Media Usage Questionnaire during Curfew period (SMUQ-CP) and Family Relationship Questionnaire during Curfew period (FRQ-CP) were used which was designed and constructed by the investigators. The alpha coefficient () of both the SMUQ-CP and FRQ-CP were found to be 0.770 and 0.720 respectively. SMUQ-CP consists of 10 items and FRQ-CP consists of 7 items with dichotomous responses i.e. Yes or No. The data was collected with the help of Google forms between 8th April, 2020 at IST 22:15 (GMT+5:30) and 12th April, 2020 at IST 17:15 (GMT+5:30). The data were analyzed using the statistical techniques Percentile analysis, mean, standard deviation, t-test, ANOVA, Duncan's multiple range test, Chi-square, and Pearsons product moment correlation. The finding shows that there is a very weak positive relationship between social media usage and family relationship of Tamil community during the curfew period due to COVID-19.
Key words: social media usage, social media, family relationship, Tamil People, COVID-19, lockdown, corona, curfew period
|
