LEVELS OF SITUATIONAL AND PERSONAL ANXIETY IN YOUNG MEN WITH INTERNET ADDICTION STUDYING AT A MEDICAL UNIVERSITY

Abstract

Purpose. To study the influence of Internet addiction on indicators of situational and personal anxiety in young men studying at a medical university.
 Materials and methods. The study included 66 male students enrolled in the 3rd year of the Medical Faculty of the Medical University. To assess the level of Internet addiction, we used the CIAS scale (Chen Internet addiction Scale) adapted by V.L. Malygin and K.A. Feklisov To identify and assess the severity of situational (reactive) and personal anxiety, we used the STAI (State-Trait Anxiety Inventory) scale of self-assessment of the anxiety level by C.D. Spielberger in the modification of Yu.L. Khanin.
 Results. Among the young men studying at the medical university – 94,8% of the surveyed had different levels of personal anxiety, among which the share of persons with high levels accounted for more than a third – 36,2%. A pronounced and stable pattern of Internet addictive behavior according to the CIAS scale was found in 6.9% of the surveyed young men studying at a medical university. It was found that all young men (100%) with a pronounced and stable pattern of Internet addiction noted high levels of personal anxiety.
 Conclusion. High levels of personal anxiety were revealed in young men with a pronounced and stable pattern of Internet addiction