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Tulsi Patel
Isha Patel
Charmi Rami
KajalBarot
BhoomikaSevak
Shreya Patel
Bapu Khodnapur
BackgroundLast two decades, were known for addiction disorders of screens and recently after television and computer, newer device called “smart phones” have intruded our daily life. Today’s younger generation is equipped with high resolution “selfie” cameras. Oxford English Dictionary had described “selfie” as word of the year in 2013. One year later American Psychiatric Association has made declaration in annual conference that taking ‘too many’ se lfie is to be considered as official diagnosis in the list of documented mental disorder. This study aimed to analyze the prevalence rate of selfitis by using modified selfitis behavioral scale in undergraduate students of CHARUSAT University. Non experime ntal descriptive survey research design were used, quantitative research approach was used for the study 100 undergraduate students taken as samples by using non probability purposive sampling , modified selfitis behavioral scale was used to assess the prevalence rate of selfitis ; data analysis was done by using descriptive and inferential statistics. Result: From the collected data it has been analyzed that from the 100 samples majority of samples that is 57% of them are suffering with mild to moderate selfitis and 16% of them are suffering with severe selfitis and 27% of them were normal. Total sore of tool is 125 points. The mean value is 71.02 and SD value is 17.925. ?2 was used to determine the association between modified selfitis behavioral scale score with demographic variables.There were 3 significant demographic variables which are having an association with prevalence rate of selfitis that is Age (?2=6.94), Gender (?2= 6.315) and Preference of selfie taking (?2=8.134). Conclusion This study is a pi oneering, novel and innovative work in the field of selfies. It gives us an insight into the youth's viewpoint towards selfies, which was positive in the majority of the population. Behavioral addictions such as selfies need more focused research in the future.
Keywords: Prevalence rate, Selfitis, Undergraduate students