Digital Inequalities: Its Impact on Quality of Life among the Young Generation

In this digital era, the internet's growth has not been uniformed, either at global or at individual levels.The different ways of experiencing digital life gives rise to digital inequality which is the result of social inequality prevailing in the society.Already existing inequalities paved way for another sort of inequality that is digital inequality.Internet affects individual or society on various dimensions such as social interactions, psychological, health issues and various other in both positive and negative aspects.Whereas, quality of life is referred to the time or ability that one enjoy doing.This paper focuses on the prevailing barriers for internet usage and the impact on quality of life (QOL) among young people.It has been shown that the excessive use of internet and social networks can exaggerate stress, anxiety, depression and other health aspects.The association between internet and QOL is linked with various aspects due to wide range of positive and negative effects.Findings suggest that excessive access or usage of the internet is a major health concern and incorporated in health studies.