Youth Engagement in Social Media in the Post COVID-19 Era

Dear Colleagues,

Every industry and sector experienced significant damage as a result of the several COVID-19 pandemic waves on a global scale. People have been forced to work from home using social media and digital devices to meet their responsibilities and run their businesses as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Several educational and business organizations used social media platforms and other communication technologies to conduct their businesses in various ways. Although some COVID-19-related restrictions are still in effect, businesses and government organizations are struggling to return to normal operations. This Special Issue invites scholarly analyses and insights that examine how young people are using social media in the post-COVID-19 era. This Special Issue calls for research articles in a wide range of fields, such as education, law, services, marketing, tourism, ICT companies, business consultancies, non-profit organizations and other related fields. Proposals, research reports, and originals research manuscripts will be considered. Furthermore, we encourage academics from a variety of fields, including management, psychology, education, physical education, computer science, law, sociology, and other social science fields, to explore the pros and cons of using social media while keeping the COVID-19 context in mind. This scholarly work seeks to understand how young people are using social media in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic by researchers, practitioners, policymakers, governments, and organizational leaders. This Special Issue will also contribute to the literature for young people and social media use during and after COVID-19 to understand the use and appeal of social media in this comparison. Similarly, this call will help to understand how the forced use of social media during COVID-19 for shopping, education, and other purposes is adversely affecting the mental health and well-being of young people. In this specific call for research on “Youth Engagement in Social Media in the Post-COVID-19 Era”, we attempt to outline the following key objectives: 1. To comprehend the effectiveness of young people’s use of social media for educational and other objectives in the aftermath of the COVID1-19 crisis. 2. To investigate the negative effects of social media use on users' mental health and cognitive health in light of COVID-19. 3. To conduct a comparison of social media use in terms of youth productivity between the COVID-19 pandemic and the post-COVID 19 era.

Dr. Naseer Abbas Khan
Dr. Khan Shahid Kalim
Dr. Abdul Qayyum
Topic Editors