Prevalence of Internet Addiction among College Students

Nitu Nitu

doi:10.25215/0403.145

Abstract

Internet Addiction is a very common issue in present era. It is influencing the life style and behavior of common people especially students. The present study was conducted on undergraduate students. The sample size consists of 60 undergraduate students (30 boys and 30 girls) of Ranchi city. The sample was selected by stratified random sampling and from different stream (arts, science, and commerce) randomly. Objectives: To know the prevalence of Internet Addiction among the sample groups; to know level of Internet addiction among sample and to examine the impacts of gender on Internet Addiction. Hypothesis: The prevalence of Internet Addiction will vary among the sample groups; levels of Internet addiction will be vary and gender will have no impact on Internet Addiction among under-graduate students. Methodology: The sample was selected by stratified random sampling. Young’s Internet Addiction scale was used for collecting data. The data were statistically analyzed using percentage analyses, Means, SD and t-test. Conclusion: According to the analysis, it was observed that prevalence of Internet addiction among under-graduate students was 13.33%.Mean score of boys and girls were 33.7 and 33.5 respectively. It is found in this study that gender does not affect Internet addiction behaviour.

Highlights

January 8, 1902 Oak Park, Illinois, U.S February 4, 1987 San Diego, California, U.S American Client-centered therapy, Studentcentered learning, Rogerian argument Phenomenal field, Theoretical works
Rogers attempted to change the world of psychotherapy when he boldly claimed that psychoanalytic, experimental, and behavioral therapists were preventing their clients from ever reaching self-realization and self-growth due to their authoritive analysis
In 1940 Rogers became professor of psychology at Ohio State University where he stayed until 1945. He transferred to the University of Chicago in 1945 where he served as the professor of psychology and the executive secretary at the Counseling Center

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January 8, 1902 Oak Park, Illinois, U.S February 4, 1987 San Diego, California, U.S American Client-centered therapy, Studentcentered learning, Rogerian argument Phenomenal field, Theoretical works. Carl Ransom Rogers was an American psychologist and among the founders of the humanistic approach in psychology. Throughout his career he dedicated himself to humanistic psychology and is well known for his theory of personality development.

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