Correlation of internet addiction with anxiety, depression and personality traits –Upper Egypt study

Abstract

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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