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- Title
LEVEL OF INTERNET ADDICTION AMONG THE ADOLESCENT STUDENTS.
- Authors
Mandeep, Kaur; Jaswinder, Kaur; Jyoti; Kamalpreet, Kaur; Kanwalpreet, Kaur; Karamjit, Kaur; Kirandeep, Kaur; Lalita, Hans; Lovleen
- Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Internet addiction is a psycho physiological disorder involving, tolerance, withdrawal symptoms, affective disturbances and and interruption of social relationships. As the level of Internet addiction is rapidly increasing among students, so researchers focused over the Level of Internet Application among adolescent students. AIM: This study was undertaken to assess the level of internet addiction among 150 adolescent students studying in med, non-med, arts and commerce school students. MATERIAL AND METHOD: A descriptive, cross-sectional design was used in this study. Data were collected with standardized tool which consist of Young's Internet addiction Test and Internet use behavior questionnaire and socio demographic data sheet. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze the data. RESULT: Results showed that 10 (6.8%) adolescent students were addicted to internet, 58(38.6%) were at risk to be addicted to internet and 82 (54.6%) were average user of internet. CONCLUSION: The study concluded that although internet addiction was found low (6%) among adolescent students but many of students were at risk to be addicted to internet. Early intervention can be helpful to prevent shift at risk students to addicted, so school administration should set counseling cell and other techniques like cognitive behavior therapy and group therapy to prevent and treat internet addiction in the students.
- Subjects
INTERNET addiction; COGNITIVE therapy; GROUP psychotherapy; AT-risk students; SCHOOL administration; SCHOOL failure
- Publication
Baba Farid University Nursing Journal, 2020, Vol 19, Issue 2, p29
- ISSN
2277-9418
- Publication type
Article