Prevalence of Internet addiction and the effect of Internet usage on lifestyle of college students of Haryana during COVID 19 lockdown period
Healthline, Journal of Indian Association of Preventive and Social Medicine
; 13(4):349-354, 2022.
Article
in English
| GIM | ID: covidwho-20237638
ABSTRACT
Introduction:
Since 1990, Internet usage is increasing day by day and availability of smart mobile phones and electronic gazettes like tablet, laptop etc. has given it an exponential rise. During COVID-19 lockdown period, Internet usage pattern has changed a lot as per behaviour of students studying in schools, colleges, educational and coaching institutes etc.Background:
To study the prevalence of Internet addiction and the effect of Internet usage on lifestyle of college students of Haryana.Method:
Total 1035 students, of various educational streams in various colleges of Haryana state were included in the study and data was collected by pre-tested self-designed questionnaire and young's Internet addiction test questionnaire was used to assess its effect on life style.Results:
Out of 1035 students, 436 (42%) participants were below average users of Internet, followed by 369 (36%) average users and 230 (22%) excessive users of Internet. Average of total score of young Internet addiction questionnaire was 27.72. Various life style factors like feeling stressed while working, neglects other activities, miss a diet, checks Internet many times, obsessed with phone and Internet usage per day were found significantly associated with Internet addiction (p < 0.05).Conclusion:
Excessive Internet usage during COVID-19 pandemic may lead to various abnormal behavior changes which cause negative effect on various aspects of students like emotional, hyperactivity, depression, sleeping disorder etc.
internet; human diseases; quarantine; internet addiction disorder; social media; viral diseases; coronavirus disease 2019; depression; disease incidence; disease prevalence; epidemiology; college students; sleep disorders; hyperactivity; man; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; India; Haryana; Homo; Hominidae; primates; mammals; vertebrates; Chordata; animals; eukaryotes; Commonwealth of Nations; lower-middle income countries; medium Human Development Index countries; South Asia; Asia; Severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus; Betacoronavirus; Coronavirinae; Coronaviridae; Nidovirales; positive-sense ssRNA Viruses; ssRNA Viruses; RNA Viruses; viruses; lockdown; SARS-CoV-2; viral infections
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Experimental Studies
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
Language:
English
Journal:
Healthline, Journal of Indian Association of Preventive and Social Medicine
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
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