Objective:Problematic Internet Use (PIU) is a growing problem among adolescents. This study was designed to investigate the prevalence of PIU and to explore the relationship between anxiety, depression ,and PIU among sample of Egyptian university students. Methods:A cross-sectional survey was conducted from February 2017 to January 2018on a random sample of 588 students selected from four faculties in Sohag University. PIU was assessed by the 20-item Young Internet Addiction Test (YIAT). Information was also collected on demographics, family and school-related factors and Internet usage patterns. Taylor's Manifest Anxiety Scale was used as a general indicator of anxiety.Beck depression inventorywas used for measuring the existence and the severity of depression. Results: Findings showed that the prevalence of PIU among the studied population was 35.2%.About 86.9% of Students with PIU significantly had anxietyalso, 85.02% of Students with PIU significantly had Depression. Depression, Availability of internet at home, Anxiety,presence of computer at home, using Internet for chatting , high monthly income , young age, Theoretical faculties , using Internet for chatting and Male gender were the most important predictors of PIU. Conclusion:PIU prevalent disorder among undergraduate university studentsin Egypt. Clinicians and health professionals should be aware of the risk of PIUin students with Anxiety and Depression.
Objective:The aim of the study was to investigate the relationship of Anxiety, Depression and personality traitswith Internet addiction (IA) inuniversity students. Methods:A cross-sectional survey was conducted on a random sample of 588 students selected from four faculties in Sohag University. IAwas assessed by the 20item Young Internet Addiction Test (YIAT). Information was also collected on socio-demographics, university-related factors and Internet usage patterns. Eysenck personality questionnaire (EPQ)used for Assessment of the personality traits. Taylor's Manifest Anxiety Scale was used as a general indicator of anxiety.Beck depression inventorywas used for measuring the existence and the severity of depression. Results:Findings showed that the prevalence of problematic internet use (PIU)among the studied population was 35.2%.About 86.9% of Students with PIU significantly had anxietyalso, 85.02% of Students with PIU significantly had Depression. PIU significantly had high score in Psychoticism and Neuroticism and low score in Lie and Extraversion. Conclusion:PIU prevalent disorder among undergraduate university studentsinSohag. Clinicians and health professionals should be aware of the risk of PIUin students with Anxiety ,Depressionand abnormal personality triats.
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