Mass media has always been a helpful tool to spend leisure hours with. Because of the changed scenario due to the corona situation, many people got a lot of leisure hours with no scope of going outside. For this it is expected mass media has been a big help for many people to spend these leisure hours. This study aims to find out the frequency and usefulness of mass and social media and their impact on mental health of Bangladeshi university students during the lockdown period. The most and least used media during lockdown are using social media and reading books respectively. The study finds that reading books and watching movies have been significantly helpful for the mental health of Bangladeshi students during lockdown whereas the study has not found any significant impact of social media on the mental health of Bangladeshi university students during lockdown.

Bangladesh

lockdown

university students

leisure