Background: Rapid expansion and proliferation of the internet has provided better opportunities for communication, information and social interaction. The excessive undisciplined use by individuals has led to the emergence of the concept of internet addiction. Psychological and environmental factors in the lives of college students may leave them disproportionately vulnerable to Internet addiction. Aims & Objective: Present study was conducted with objectives to determine the level of Internet addiction and behavioural aspects among students of professional courses. Materials and Methods: This cross sectional study was carried out on the professional course students, 15 to 25 years of age group in Jabalpur city of Madhya Pradesh, India. A total of 400 students using internet for at least since last 6 months were selected by simple random sampling. Young's Internet addiction scale, consisting of 20-item, based upon five-point Likert scale was used and subjects were classified into normal users (score <20), mild (score 20-49), moderate (score 50-79) and severe (score >79) internet addiction. Results: A total of 391 out of 400 questionnaire forms were analyzed. Of the 391 students 55% were male. Mean age of students was 19.02(±1.450) years. Males were more addicted to the internet than female. The mean time spent on internet was 1.29(±1.251) hours per day. The internet addiction test scoring revealed that 57.3% as normal users, 35.0% as case of mild, 7.4% as moderate and 0.3% as severely addicted to Internet. Conclusion: Internet addiction is growing problem among students of professional courses, so it is necessary to develop strategies for prevention of internet addiction as well as therapeutic interventions, which is vital for promoting healthy and safe use of the Internet.
Background:Internet provides tremendous educational benefits for college students and also provided better opportunities for communication, information, and social interaction for young adults; however, excessive internet use can lead to negative psychological well-being (PWB).Objective:The present study was conducted with the objective to find out the relationship between internet addiction and PWB of college students.Materials and Methods:A multicenter cross-sectional study was carried out in college students of Jabalpur city of Madhya Pradesh, India. A total of 461 college students, using internet for at least past 6 months were included in this study. Young's Internet addiction scale, consisting of 20-item, based on five-point Likert scale was used to calculate internet addiction scores and 42-item version of the Ryff's PWB scale based on six-point scale was used in this study.Results:A total of 440 questionnaire forms were analyzed. The mean age of students was 19.11 (±1.540) years, and 62.3% were male. Internet addiction was significantly negatively correlated to PWB (r = –0.572, P < 0.01) and subdimensions of PWB. Students with higher levels of internet addiction are more likely to be low in PWB. Simple linear regression showed that internet addiction was a significant negative predictor of PWB.Conclusion:PWB of college students negatively affected by internet addiction. Hence, it is essential to develop strategies for prevention of internet addiction which is very important for promoting PWB of college students.
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AbstractPurpose -The purpose of this paper is to assess the present level of knowledge about disaster preparedness and mitigation among undergraduate medical students. Rarely a week goes by when a major disaster is not reported in the media -a disaster that results in death and destruction. There is a general reluctance among the people to accept that tragedy can appear any time in the form of a disaster. Unfortunately, disasters are seen more in context of emergency responses than pre-planning or preparedness measures. Continuous preparedness saves lives, lessens personal suffering and loss and reduces the destruction of property and economic losses. Emergency medical assistance is the most important and immediate post-disaster need, second only to search and rescue operations. Hence, knowledge about disaster preparedness and mitigation is essential for medical students. Design/methodology/approach -A total of 375 undergraduate medical students who volunteered for participation were included in the study. A pre-tested and pre-designed, structured questionnaire was administered for assessing the current level of knowledge, attitude and practice about disaster preparedness and mitigation. The percentage marks were analyzed and compared for statistically significant difference. Findings -The mean score was 8.77 percent, which was slightly higher in females and was maximum in age group 26-30 years. There was little variation according to the year (professional) of the MBBS course. Originality/value -The paper shows that undergraduate medical students have little knowledge about disasters and disaster preparedness.
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