A Study of Internet Addiction and Depression among University Students

Bhat, Suhail Ahmad; Kawa, Muzafar Hussain

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“…The findings are more or less in line with the previous studies. 11,26,27 Male students reported having more IA than female students. The findings were more or less similar to those of previous studies conducted across India.…”

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Internet Addiction and Its Association with Demographic Variables, Depression, Anxiety, and Psychological Well-being in College Students

Kumar

Goel

Mehra

2023

Annals of Neurosciences

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Background Internet is an integral part of the daily life of everyone. Internet addiction (IA) is one of the major concerns, specifically among young adults. The association between IA, depression, anxiety, and psychological well-being (PWB) is least studied in young adults. Purpose To evaluate IA and its association with psychological morbidity and PWB in a larger sample size. In addition, to examine the factors that are associated with IA. Methods A total of 1287 young students were evaluated in the present study. Participants were evaluated on the Internet Addiction Test (IAT), Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9), Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7), and Psychological Well-Being Index-22. Results The mean age of the study’s participants is 19.5 years. The majority were female (68.9%), from nuclear families (61.8%), and belonged to urban localities (61.5%). On IAT, 15.9% had a presence of IA with a cut-off score of 50. 27.4% and 20.5% had a presence of depression and anxiety with a cut-off score of 10 on the PHQ-9 and GAD-7, respectively. Approximately two-thirds (66.7%) reported poor PWB. IA had a significant positive association with depression and anxiety and a negative association with PWB. Male students, the presence of depression, anxiety, and poor PWB were independent factors associated with IA. Conclusion Internet addiction is highly prevalent among college students and has a significant association with anxiety, depression, and poor PWB. There is a need to develop a structured plan, educational strategy, and program to minimize IA in young adults.

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“…The findings were more or less similar to those of previous studies conducted across India. 11,[26][27][28][29] In terms of psychiatric disorders, there is a significant positive association between internet use, depression, and anxiety. The findings are in line with the existing literature.…”

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Internet Addiction and Its Association with Demographic Variables, Depression, Anxiety, and Psychological Well-being in College Students

Kumar

Goel

Mehra

2023

Annals of Neurosciences

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“…In the US an estimated 60-75% of 9-year-olds use social media. In Europe, the prevalence is only 26% (Ahmad et al, 2018).…”

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The Association Between Social Media Use, Cyberbullying, and Gender

Davidovitch,

Yavich

2023

PEC

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Cyberbullying has emerged as a pressing global issue, impacting internet users worldwide. This study examines the association between social media, bullying, and gender, with the aim of assessing the influence of social media on the aggressive tendencies of adolescents. The study involved 157 young adults aged 18 to 28 in Israel, who completed a self-report questionnaire regarding their social media usage and inclination toward cyberbullying. The findings revealed an association between the extent of adolescents' social media engagement and their inclination to cyberbullying, specifically in the context of gender. Notably, this effect was primarily observed among men. While young women demonstrated higher online platform usage compared to their male counterparts, they exhibited a lower inclination towards cyberbullying. The study underscores that prolonged exposure to an environment lacking normative behavioural reinforcement contributes to an increase in bullying tendencies. Given the widespread use of social networks by young people, it is imperative for the educational system to address this issue during adolescence and provide guidance on the various facets and consequences of social media usage. School programs should be developed to establish online behaviour standards, akin to those practiced in face-to-face interactions among young adolescents. Keywords: сyberbullying problem, post-Covid period, social media, WhatsApp groups, young adults

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“…Tais manifestações de ansiedade, isolamento e fuga da realidade podem vir acompanhadas por sintomas depressivos em jovens com problemas de uso descontrolado de Internet. Ainda que resultados sobre a relação entre dependência de Internet e depressão não sejam consistentes, pesquisas (Bhat & Kawa, 2015;Estévez et al, 2017) apontam uma correlação positiva entre dependência de Internet e depressão em jovens universitários. Um estudo indiano (Surwase et al, 2017) com 287 universitários da cidade de Nanded, que utilizou o Young's Internet Addiction Test demonstrou que 65.85 % dos participantes apresentaram dependência de Internet associada a efeitos negativos sobre sua saúde mental.…”

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“…Os dados dos estudos sobre a relação entre o uso descontrolado de Internet e gênero são contraditórios. Há evidências tanto de diferenças entre os gêneros, indicando o feminino como o mais atingido (Johnson & Whisman, 2013;Nolen-Hoeksema & Jackson, 2001;Simonson et al, 2011), quanto de igualdade entre gêneros no uso descontrolado de Internet (Bhat & Kawa, 2015;Carochinho & Lopes, 2016). Por outro lado, a pesquisa de Carochinho e Lopes (2016) indicou o gênero masculino como grupo de risco.…”

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Associação entre uso de internet e autoconsciência ruminativa em universitários

Loss

Martins

Lima

2021

Av. Psicol. Latinoam.

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Atualmente, temos uma pesquisa ou objetivo de verificar uma correlação entre o nível de uso da Internet e os estilos de autoconsciência e autoconsciência reflexiva. Participação de um estudo quantitativo de 450 universitários, entre 18 e 25 anos (50% do sexo feminino), que responderão ao Teste de Dependência da Internet e ao Questionário de Ruminação e Reflexão. Os resultados mostram uma associação positiva significativa entre o nível de uso da Internet e a autoconsciência da luz, onde uma mulher aparece mais altamente que o homem. Está implícito discutir a associação do estilo de negligência psicológica e a possibilidade de uso inexistente da Internet,

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A Study of Internet Addiction and Depression among University Students

Cited by 11 publications

References 24 publications

Internet Addiction and Its Association with Demographic Variables, Depression, Anxiety, and Psychological Well-being in College Students

Internet Addiction and Its Association with Demographic Variables, Depression, Anxiety, and Psychological Well-being in College Students

The Association Between Social Media Use, Cyberbullying, and Gender

Associação entre uso de internet e autoconsciência ruminativa em universitários

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