scholarly journals Internet Use Patterns, Internet Addiction, and Psychological Distress Among Engineering University Students: A Study from India

2018 ◽  
Vol 40 (5) ◽  
pp. 458-467 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nitin Anand ◽  
Praveen A. Jain ◽  
Santosh Prabhu ◽  
Christofer Thomas ◽  
Aneesh Bhat ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Distress ◽  
University Students ◽  
Internet Addiction ◽  
Internet Use ◽  
Use Patterns

An Explanatory Model of Problematic Internet Use of Southern Spanish University Students

2021 ◽  
pp. 089443932199865
Author(s):  
José-María Romero-Rodríguez ◽  
José-Antonio Marín-Marín ◽  
Francisco-Javier Hinojo-Lucena ◽  
Gerardo Gómez-García
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Internet Addiction ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Internet Use ◽  
Sociodemographic Factors ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
Problematic Internet Use ◽  
Moderate Degree ◽  
Cross Sectional

The problematic Internet use (PIU) has become a topic of special relevance since it is a problem that affects the whole world. It has been detected that the population at greatest risk is university students along with adolescents. At the same time, Spain is one of the countries with the highest PIU rate. The purposes of this article were to analyze the presence and degree of Internet addiction among university students and to check the sociodemographic factors that influence the PIU. To this end, 13 hypotheses were put forward and contrasted using a structural equation model. The study adopted a cross-sectional approach by applying the Internet addiction test to a sample of undergraduate students in southern Spain ( n = 1,013). The results indicated a prevalence of PIU among students of almost 12.5% and with a moderate degree of addiction. In turn, the following hypotheses that had a significant effect on the PIU were supported: gender; field of knowledge; living in the parents’ home; Internet daily use for leisure; Internet daily use for academic purposes; number of social networks; sexual orientation; marital status. Finally, the main findings of the study were reviewed, and the main recommendations and implications for mitigating the negative effects of technology and enhancing the positive ones were established.

scholarly journals Internet Addiction and its Associated Factors Among Dilla University Undergraduate Students, Dilla, Ethiopia, 2019: A Cross-Sectional Study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nebiyu Mengistu ◽  
Desalegn Tarekegn ◽  
Wondwosen Molla ◽  
Seid Shumye
Keyword(s):  
Logistic Regression ◽  
University Students ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Internet Addiction ◽  
Associated Factors ◽  
Internet Use ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Factors Associated

Abstract Background: Internet addiction is characterized by excessive or poorly controlled preoccupation, urges or behavior regarding computer use and internet access that lead to impairment or distress. Globally, it has been found that the occurrence rate of internet addiction among university students ranges from 0.8% to 47.7%. Despite, there are multiple challenges that related with internet addiction which remains under-recognized and largely ignored by stakeholders and also not well known especially in low income countries including Ethiopia. Therefore, this study was conducted aimed to assess the magnitude of the internet addiction and its associated factors among undergraduate students. Methods: Institutional based cross-sectional study was employed from May 1st to June 1st 2019. Multi-stage sampling technique was used to get a total of 846 undergraduate Students. Data was collected by using self-administered structured questionnaires of Young’s Internet Addiction Test. The collected data was coded and entered into EPIDATA 3.1 and analyzed by using SPSS version 22, Bivariate and multivariate logistic regression analysis was conducted to identify factors associated with internet addiction and statistically significant was considered at P-value <0.05. Results: A total of 846 study participants, giving a response rate were 761 (90%) and the prevalence of internet addiction was 19.4%. Multiple logistic regression model revealed that being male [AOR=1.69, 95% CI: (1.80, 6.41)], probable depression [AOR =3.61, 95% CI (2.40, 5.43)] and khat or caffeinated drinks [AOR=1.86, 95%CI: (1.21, 2.87)] were significantly associated with internet addiction.Conclusion: This study revealed that a high prevalence of internet addiction among Dilla university students and there were various factors associated with increased prevalence of problematic internet use. Therefore, students need to be educated about safe, valuable, and healthy practice of internet use and better to counsel on substance use and its consequences and also psychiatric evaluation (referring for mental health services) to overcome the anticipated increase in internet addiction

scholarly journals Internet Addiction Disorder and Its Pathogenicity to Psychological Distress and Depression among University Students: A Cross-Sectional Pilot Study in Bangladesh

Psychology ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 07 (08) ◽  
pp. 1126-1137 ◽  
Author(s):  
Md. Sahab Uddin ◽  
Abdullah Al Mamun ◽  
Mohammed Ashraful Iqbal ◽  
Md. Nasrullah ◽  
Md. Asaduzzaman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
University Students ◽  
Internet Addiction ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Internet Addiction Disorder

scholarly journals Prevalence of excessive internet use and its association with psychological distress among university students in South India

2018 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 131 ◽  
Author(s):  
AnishV Cherian ◽  
Nitin Anand ◽  
PraveenA Jain ◽  
Santosh Prabhu ◽  
Christofer Thomas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Distress ◽  
University Students ◽  
Internet Use ◽  
South India ◽  
Excessive Internet Use

Associations of Fear of COVID-19 and Depression with Internet Addiction in Korean Adults: A Cross-sectional Online Study (Preprint)

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sun Hwa Shin ◽  
Jung Jae Lee
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Internet Addiction ◽  
Internet Use ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Ehealth Literacy ◽  
Korean Adults

BACKGROUND Internet use during the COVID-19 pandemic has increased exponentially, resulting in increasing prevalence of Internet addiction. The negative effects of Internet addiction on health including psychological distress have become more prevalent during the pandemic. OBJECTIVE The study aimed to investigate the associations between Internet addiction and psychological distress, including the fear of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and depression, in Korean adults during the COVID-19 pandemic. METHODS A population-based cross-sectional online survey was conducted from 14th to 18th May 2021. Potential adult survey respondents aged 20 years or older were randomly extracted from one of the largest online survey panels in Korea, matching Korean national demographical proportions (i.e., region, gender, and age). 1,155 participants were recruited. Descriptive and logistic regression analyses were performed to investigate the participants’ characteristics and analyze the adjusted odds ratios (aORs) respectively. RESULTS 11.17%, 15.15% and 37.23% of the Korean adults were at risk of Internet addiction, COVID-19 fear, and depression respectively. Internet addiction was positively associated with COVID-19 fear (aOR=3.25, 95% CI [2.10, 5.04]) and depressive symptoms (aOR=6.40, 95% CI [4.15, 9.86]). Moreover, the participant group with high COVID-19 fear and depression had a 10.22 times higher odds ratio for Internet addiction (aOR=10.22, 95% CI [5.88, 17.77]), compared with the group with low COVID-19 fear and depression. CONCLUSIONS Addictive use of the Internet was significantly associated with psychological distress during COVID-19 pandemic. Development of public health strategies that mitigate addictive Internet use and increase eHealth literacy will be useful to secure the public’s psychological well-being.

Dataset: Does loneliness, self-esteem and psychological distress correlate with problematic internet use? A Bangladeshi survey study

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. A. Mamun ◽  
Sharif Hossain ◽  
Mst. Sabrina Moonajilin ◽  
Mohammed Tanvir Masud ◽  
Jannatul Mawa Misti ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Internet Addiction ◽  
Internet Use ◽  
Global Mental Health ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Problematic Internet Use ◽  
Survey Study ◽  
Targeted Prevention ◽  
Cross Sectional

Background: Researchers have claimed that problematic internet use (PIU) and internet addiction (IA) is a global mental health problem. However, little research has addressed this issue in Bangladesh and no previous study has examined the relationship between PIU and potential psychological risk factors.Aim: The present study examined the prevalence of PIU and its associated risk factors including socio-demographic variables, internet use behaviors, and other psychological variables including loneliness, self-esteem, and psychological distress.Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among Bangladeshi students (N = 605). Measures included the Internet Addiction Test (IAT), Rosenberg's SelfEsteem Scale, the UCLA Loneliness Scale, and the General Health Questionnaire.Results: Using a cut-off score of ≤60 (out of 100) on the IAT, the prevalence of PIU was 16.5% (n = 100). Regression analysis showed that sleep disturbance (more or less than 6-7 hours sleeping time), not using internet for academic purposes, and online chatting were risk factors for PIU. Loneliness and psychological distress were positively correlated with PIU, whereas self-esteem was negatively correlated.Conclusions: The present study highlights that PIU among Bangladeshi university students is an issue of concern and that targeted prevention is needed among emergingadults to help overcome the potentially negative effects of problematic internet use.

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