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Masters Thesis | Psychiatry | India | Volume 14 Issue 1, January 2025 | Rating: 5.3 / 10
The Cor-relational Design a Study to Assess the Correlation between Internet Addiction and Psychological Problems among Adolescents in School of Noida, Uttar Pradesh
Nidhi Kandpal
Abstract: Background: Internet is the global system of interconnected computer networks that uses the internet protocol suite to communicate between networks and devices. Now there is a flood of social networking sites. Internet addiction (IA) currently is the major public health concern, especially in adolescents. Overuse of the internet has been linked with many psychological problems including anxiety, depression, stress and insomnia. Material and method: A correlational study was undertaken in a selected school of Noida, Uttar Pradesh to assess the correlational between internet and psychological problems among 140 adolescents aged to 13-17 years. Result: the correlational between internet addictions and psychological problems among adolescents. There was statistical significance weak correlation between internet addiction teat and DASS score (r=0.28) with p=0.001; depression score (r=0.220) with p=0.009; anxiety score (r=0.227) with p=0.007; stress score (r=0.303) with p=0.001; and sleep quality index score (r=0.355) with p=0.001. internet addiction had weak correlation with depression, anxiety, stress, and sleep in this study and internet addiction was affected but weak. Conclusion: Study shows that internet addiction is correlated t psychological problems. Our findings can be used to construct school intervention directed towards internet and psychological problems.
Keywords: Adolescents, school, internet addiction, psychological problems
Edition: Volume 14 Issue 1, January 2025,
Pages: 791 - 792