Pattern Of Internet Use Research Articles

Prevalence of Internet Use among Adolescents of 15 to 18 Years of Age in A Village under RHTC of A Medical College: Cross-Sectional Study

Background: The environment in which today’s adolescents are growing has changed drastically and affected their access to internet as well. The study was conducted with the aim of estimating the prevalence of internet use and pattern of internet use among adolescents of a village area. Methods: About 114 adolescents of a village in Western Maharashtra belonging to age group 15-18 years participated in the study. They were selected based on the inclusion criteria of age group and willingness to participate in the study via universal sampling method and were interviewed with the help of semi-structured questionnaire, which included questions regarding socio-demography, internet use and its interrelationship with other variables. Chi-square test was used as a test of statistical significance to study the association between the predictor variable and the outcome with (p<0.05) as a level of significance. Results: The prevalence of internet use was 99.12%. Where 74% of adolescents used internet for an average of 1-2 hours in a day and 26% used internet for an about 2-4 hours in a day. Taking p < 0.05 as a level of significance we found gender was significantly associated with duration of internet use (p = 0.01) and Purpose of internet use (p = 0.004). Conclusion: Almost all adolescents have access to internet and are more inclined towards its use for non-educational purpose which can be detrimental for their educational progress and long-term career goals. Hence, monitoring of internet use by adolescents has to be done by guardians/teachers. Further studies should be conducted on cause-effect relationship to study the either way of association.

Study of the Pattern of Internet Use and Internet-related Behavior among Medical College Students

Background: In today’s day and age, the Internet has had unarguably the largest impact on everyday human life. It would be appropriate to designate/name this age as the “Internet Age.” Internet use is facilitating notable improvements in many fields but with increasing use of the internet, many individuals are becoming preoccupied with the internet, unable to control their use, and jeopardizing their employment and personal relationships. We have evaluated the patterns of Internet use among medical students and the changes in behavior pattern observed in students. Materials and Methods: In this cross-sectional study at a tertiary care teaching hospital, a questionnaire was used to collect information about the various aspects and patterns of Internet usage and Internet-related behavior among students. Results: One hundred undergraduate medical students participated in the current study. Students spent more than 17 h/week using the Internet. The time spent on the Internet for work and study-related purposes was equal to time spent on socializing. The questionnaire on feelings and experiences on Internet use indicated addiction and habituation/dependency on the Internet and guilt among some students for Internet addiction. Some students who are addicted to the Internet sought aid from different sources to reduce their dependency on the Internet. Conclusion: Self-control, restricting the use of the Internet for other than study, work and professional purposes, motivation to the disciplined use of the Internet, and the mentoring facility could help reduce Internet addiction in undergraduate medical students.

Level of Internet Addiction & its correlates among Undergraduate Medical Students During Covid-19 Pandemic

Background: The beginning of the 21st century world has witnessed an explosive growth of internet usage, particularly in developing countries like India. The Internet has enriched our life but for many, internet use can grow into a problem, particularly health problems. Objectives: To find & correlate the Pattern of Internet use & Internet addiction level among undergraduate medical students during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Material & Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among undergraduate medical students (sample size=394) during the COVID-19 pandemic (July-August 2022) period by using the Internet Addiction Test scale. Levels of internet addiction and frequency distribution like percentage and proportion were used for analysis. Results: About 49.60% of the students were found addicted to the Internet as per the analysis of the Internet Addiction test (IAT) scale; among them, 71% were addicted mildly, 24% moderately, whereas 5% were found severely addicted to Internet use. The most common reason of internet use among the students was to download/watch videos/movies. Conclusion: During the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown, quarantine & online classes made compulsion to use smartphones Internet has allowed spending more time on the Internet.

Pattern of Internet Use and Knowledge and Practices in School Children

Study background AACCI - Association of Adolescent and Child Care in India conducts multicentric youth behaviour studies in India. The results are shared with the school and intervention programs are held. This paper analyses the pattern of internet use knowledge and practices in school children Abbreviations AACCI - _Association of Adolescent and Child Care in India Methods Cross sectional study. All children studying in class 6th to 10th (n=377) age range 11-16 yrs. -coed, elite, english medium school in North Delhi. Due permissions from parents and assent from participants taken. Ethical clearance was given by AACCI ethics committee Results n= 377 – Boys 66% (249) , girls 34% (128) . Majority i.e. 86.20% (325)) used internet and 29.2% (95) used for more than two hours a day. The favourite activities in 37.23% (121) were Internet games. 80% (259) had personal facebook account ;63.32% (164) have more than 100 facebook friends. Safety precautions analysis showed -a) majority i.e. 95% (246) believed that it is not right to post embarrassing personal information about self or friends. b) 21% (62) had facebook friends- not met in real life. c) Only 81% (239) students discuss internet experience with their parents; d) 47% (122) were not aware that information uploaded by them is tracked and stored and can be used by companies to make profits. e) Only 69% (203) used privacy settings and had detailed knowledge about cyber bullying. Conclusions Majority are not taking basic precautions like using privacy settings on the facebook. Since 34% (100) do not inform parents about their online activities, they are vulnerable to exploitation on the net and can also be tempted to go on inappropriate sites. We conducted a workshop in this school for students, parents and teachers on cyber safety and monitoring teen internet use. This is the need of the hour

STRUCTURED PSYCHODIAGNOSTIC INTERVIEW IN PATIENTS WITH BODILY DYSPHORIA (IN CONTEXT OF INTERNET COMMUNICATION)

Relevance. Psychological study of the phenomenon of “bodily dysphoria” as a distress caused by abnormal-negative perception of one’s own body. Elaboration of the concept of “bodilydysphoria” requires the establishment of biographical, family, traumatic, social, introspective and behavioral characteristics of a distress.
 Aim. To develop the structure of clinical psychodiagnostic’s interview for body-associated distress systematization in patients with gender dysphoria, body dysmorphic disorder and eating disorders.
 Materials and methods. Perspective study took place in period of 2018-2021 on the contingent of 116 patients with main diagnosis of GD (36 patients), BDD (38 patients) and ED (42 patients) who were enrolled into the study as volunteers both and underwent semi-structured personal (31 cases) or online-interview (85 cases).
 Results. In our approach we used 3 basic affective reactions: frustration (described as a heavy feeling of the need to change the existing circumstances when it is impossible, which is associated with despair, a sense of hopelessness), anxiety (described as an expectation of negative consequences) and adversion (described as disgust, emotional rejection of existing circumstances).
 Conclusions. The structured psychodiagnostic interview for distress pattern recognition was developed basing on the psychological study of 116 patients with gender dysphoria, eating disorders and body dysmorphic disorder.
 Study population was examined by clinical psychologist and underwent testing for internet addiction that showed levels of addictive pattern of internet use: 66.7% in GD patients; 71.4% in BDD patients; 63.1% in ED patients.
 Created the structure of 13 distinct distress categories that analysed by 146 questions, which are aimed to recognize possible personal reactions to correspondent “triggers”. Possible emotional reactions were classified to 3 negative categories – adversion, frustration and anxiety; 1 neutral category and 1 positive category – pleasure. General analysis of distress patterns showed that GD could be characterized as equally presented by all 3 negative categories (adversion, frustration and anxiety); ED presented by anxiety and frustration, BDD presented mostly by adversion and frustration.

Internet use and its association with cases of depression in a tertiary care hospital

Objectives: The objective is to determine the association of pattern of Internet use with depression in the adult population.Methods: The case–control study was carried out at the psychiatry department of a tertiary care hospital from December 2019 to December 2020. The study included 140 participants (70 patients diagnosed with depression and 70 controls-normal individuals without depression). Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HDRS) was used to determine the severity of depression. The socio-demographic characteristics (age, sex, education, and marital status) and the Internet use parameters (duration of internet usage per day, years of use, type of Internet connection, gadget being used, location for using the Internet and websites) were compared between cases and controls to know the risk association of internet use with depression and its severity. P < 0.05 was taken as statistically significant.Results: Compared to controls, cases had significantly higher use of internet (6.8 ± 3.8 vs. 4.35 ± 3.97 h/week, P = 0.003) and overall years of internet use (5.94 ± 2.42 vs. 4.71 ± 2.22, P = 0.002) with odds ratio of 2.345 (95% confidence intervals [CIs] 1.267–4.325) and 3.217 (95% CIs 2.321–5.478), respectively. HDRS scale showed that there were 29 (41.43%) cases of mild depression, 39 (55.71%) cases of moderate depression and 2 (2.86%) cases of severe depression. A significant positive correlation was seen for Internet use (r = 0.759, P < 0.0001) and year using internet (r = 0.876, P < 0.0001) with the severity of depression.Conclusion: Increased duration of internet use holds a significantly higher odds of depression in the adult population. The severity of depression holds a direct relation to the increasing use of Internet.

Internet addiction and its effects on psychological wellbeing: A community-based study.

The internet has become an essential part of life, and it has both beneficial and detrimental effects. There is a plethora of evidence relating to the effect of internet addiction on psychological health. There is also an unmet need to lay the foundation for the differences in usage and the effects on mental health in regard to the use of the internet for rural and urban students. The present study was conducted on 200 adolescent subjects belonging to the urban and rural areas around the city of Varanasi to establish the pattern of use of the internet as well as its psychological implications. The participants were evaluated upon the Internet Addiction Test (IAT) and General Health Questionnaire-12 (GHQ-12), and information pertaining to socio-demographics as well as accessory information related to internet usage were captured through semi-structured proforma. The results indicated no significant differences in the pattern of internet usage (mean IAT score) as well as psychological health (mean GHQ-12) between urban and rural youth. There was a significant positive association between the overall severity of internet use with poor psychological health (GHQ-12 score). There was a significant difference in the overall mean age as well as the mean age of onset of internet use between both groups (rural versus urban). This study highlighted an important issue of the digital divide based on gender-wise differences in the pattern in the overall sample. This study highlighted the important differences in the pattern of internet use among the rural and urban populations with its clinical implication being a need to educate the youth regarding the healthy use of technology.

Study of Internet addiction among medical students

Background Internet addiction is a serious and growing problem. There is an emerging public health concern over the increase in Internet usage, particularly among adolescents. Aim The purpose of this study was to assess the pattern of Internet use among university students and to evaluate the personality and the associated psychiatric disorders with students of Internet addiction. Participants and methods A total of 300 medical students were subjected to the Internet Addiction Test (IAT) developed by Young in 1998. Personality evaluation by Eysenck Personality Questionnaire and psychiatric interview by Arabic version of Mini-International Neuropsychiatric Interview were done for Internet addicts to assess any associated personality or psychiatric disorders. Results Students were divided into four Internet user groups according to their IAT total scores: normal Internet users (n=117, 39.0%), mild Internet addicts (n=116, 38.7%), moderate Internet addicts (n=64, 21.3%), and severe Internet addicts (n=3, 1.0%). Males were more prone than females to develop severe forms of Internet addiction. Family environment had a major effect on developing Internet addiction. Neurotics and introverts were more susceptible to develop Internet addiction than others. Depression and anxiety were significantly associated with Internet addiction. Conclusions This study suggests that students who use the Internet excessively exhibit significantly more psychiatric symptoms than students who use the Internet less frequently. In addition, pathological Internet addicts appear to have a distinctive personality and social profile when compared with nonpathological users.

Etika Berinternet Remaja di Desa 38B Banjarrejo, Kecamatan Batanghari Lampung Timur

The rapid development of information and communication technology has accelerated the acceleration of the globalization process. The form of communication between people has developed along with the development of technology. Communication and interaction are now mostly done using the internet. The purpose of this study was to determine the pattern of internet use in adolescents and to determine the impact of the internet on the ethics of adolescent communication in 38B Banjarrejo village, Batanghari sub-district, East Lampung district. The type of research the author does is field research (Field Research). This research is descriptive qualitative, which is usually referred to as (natural settings). Data collection techniques using interviews, observation, and documentation. The benefits of research are enriching scientific treasures regarding the impact and ways of educating teenagers on the use of the internet in their communication ethics. Based on the results of the study, it was found that: First, the internet has a positive impact on adolescents, the impact is increasing insight in learning, easier communication that is more practical, and increasing general knowledge so that it can be a topic of conversation with their families. Second, the internet also has a negative impact on adolescents. Especially in the ethics of communication. Teenagers spend more time in front of cellphone screens, scrolling social media all day, locking themselves in their rooms. Playing online games to forget their obligations such as helping their parents, reading the Koran, playing with their younger siblings. After getting to know the internet, teenagers become stubborn.

Seeking relationships between Internet addiction and depressiveness, daytime sleepiness, as well as perceived social support in young adults.

An assessment of the scale of Internet addiction among young adults and seeking relationships between Internet addiction and chosen sociodemographic variables, perceived social support, prevalence of depressiveness, and excessive daytime sleepiness. The study was carried out using a diagnostic poll method with author's own questionnaire as well as standardized diagnostic tools: The Internet Addiction Test (IAT), the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), The Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS), as well as The Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS). The study was conducted on 567 individuals. Pathological Internet use was identified in 1.41% of the surveyed. Perceived social support was significantly lower in the group of respondents who pathologically used Internet in comparison with ones who used Internet in the proper way. Severity of depressiveness symptoms and daytime sleepiness was significantly higher in respondents who were addicted to Internet in comparison with not addicted individuals. The scale of pathological Internet use among surveyed was low. Problematic Internet use refers to women and men to the same degree, as well as to single people and individuals in relationships. Persons who work and do not study as well as residents of large and medium cities more frequently use Internet in a more pathological way than individuals who study and live-in small cities and in the countryside. Internet addiction creates a significant relationship with the prevalence of more severe symptoms of depressiveness and excessive daytime sleepiness, whereas pathological pattern of Internet use more often concerns individuals whose perception of social support is low.

Internet Addiction and the Pattern of Internet Use among Under Graduate Medical Students: A Cross- Sectional Study from North India

Introduction: Excessive use of the Internet affects the academic achievements of students. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of Internet addiction and the pattern of Internet use among undergraduate medical students.&#x0D; Method: This analytical cross-sectional study conducted on 177 undergraduate medical students in batch 2016, 2017 and 2018, who were included in this study by convenience sampling method. The study tool was Young’s Internet Addiction Test containing questions regarding the pattern of Internet use. Data entry and analysis was done by using Microsoft excel and SPSS version 21. Qualitative data were described in terms of frequency and percentage while quantitative data were expressed as mean and standard deviation. Chi square test and multiple linear regression were used to find out the relationship between various factors and Internet Addiction (IA). The significance level was considered 0.05.&#x0D; Results: The mean age of the participants was 20.3 years (± 1.19), and 62 % of the subjects were males. The prevalence rate of Internet Addiction (IA) was found to be 56.5% and 42.9% of them were in mild and 13.6% were in moderate addiction category. Being male (β= -0.143, p=0.038), staying at a hostel (β= 0.167, p=0.018), not having a time preference for using the Internet (β= -0.174, p=0.012), spending more time on the Internet everyday (β= 0.201, p=0.000), being always online (β= 0.276, p=0.000) and more years of using the Internet (β= 0.175, p=0.015) were significantly related with IA in students.&#x0D; Conclusion: A large proportion of medical students were found to be addicted to the Internet. Therefore, this issue should be addressed immediately.

Prevalence and Associated Factors of Internet Addiction among Clinical Medical Students of a Nigerian Private University

Aim: This study aimed to determine the prevalence and associated factors of internet addiction among undergraduate clinical medical students of a Nigerian private university.&#x0D; Study Design: Cross sectional descriptive study&#x0D; Place and Duration of Study: College of Medicine and Allied Health Sciences, Bingham University, Jos campus, Plateau state, Nigeria, between May and July 2021.&#x0D; Methods: We included 383 (147 males and 236 females, age range 18 – 49 years) clinical medical students of Bingham University. Data was collected using a self-administered questionnaire which included questions about socio-demographic factors, the pattern of internet use and the standardized Internet Addiction Test questionnaire developed by Dr Kimberly S. Young in 1998. Logistic regression analysis was used to determine associations between internet addiction and various risk factors.&#x0D; Results: Out of 402 students who were administered questionnaires, 383 completed the questionnaires giving a response rate of 95.3%. Of these, 145 (37.9%) were mildly addicted to the internet, 30 (7.8%) were moderately addicted and 1 (0.3%) was severely addicted to the internet. The mean age of the study participants was 22.7 ± 2.7 years. Logistic regression analysis showed that age (P = .002), and having trouble sleeping (P = .002) were significantly but negatively associated with the development of internet addiction while hours spend on social media (P &lt; .001) was significantly and positively associated.&#x0D; Conclusions: Internet addiction is an emerging disorder in this era of almost global access to internet facilities.

Pattern of internet use for pregnancy-related information and its predictors among women visiting primary healthcare in Qatar: a cross-sectional study

BackgroundInternet usage has been steadily increasing and the available online information for pregnant women today is immense.ObjectiveThis study aimed to investigate the prevalence of women who search for information relating to pregnancy on the internet and to identify predictors of this behavior among expecting women visiting primary health care (PHC) centers in Qatar.MethodsA cross-sectional study was conducted at the antenatal clinics of six PHC centers in Qatar from June 1 to December 31, 2019. Pregnant women were recruited through a systematic random sampling technique. Participants were interviewed using a structured questionnaire. Descriptive and analytic statistics were used when appropriate. A multivariable logistic regression analysis was constructed to identify the predictors of internet use for pregnancy-related information.ResultsThe study included 403 pregnant women (response rate: 87.9%). Most of them were in the 26–35 years age category (71.5%), in the second trimester (55.5%), and had 1–2 children at home (51.5%). The internet was the most common source (81.1%) of pregnancy-related information. The access to online information was mainly through websites (67.3%), mobile applications (48.3%), and social media platforms (39.7%). The most frequently searched topics online were fetal development (74.3%), diet during pregnancy (53.6%), and management of health problems (39.6%). The multivariable regression model identified the age group 26–35 years (AOR: 4.93; 95% CI: 2.14, 11.38), Arabs (AOR: 4.12; 95% CI: 2.03, 8.36), tertiary education (AOR: 5.22; 95% CI: 1.78, 15.33), being a housewife (AOR: 6.37; 95% CI: 1.44, 28.19), or employed (AOR: 5.56 95% CI: 1.31, 23.63), and having up to 2 children as independent predictors of internet use for pregnancy-related information.ConclusionThe internet was a commonly used source of health information among pregnant women in Qatar. Internet use was significantly associated with the age group of 26–35 years, Arabs, higher level of education, being employed or a housewife, and having up to two children.

Internet abuse in children and adolescents during COVID-19 pandemic in Egypt

Intro duction Internet addiction among children and adolescents is a serious issue they face and can present with an array of negative consequences. The lockdown owing to COVID-19 pandemic has increased the possibility of this type of addiction. Aim To investigate the prevalence of internet abuse among Egyptian children and adolescents during COVID-19 pandemic and to explore factors associated with internet abuse. Patients and methods An online cross-sectional survey was carried out among school children and adolescents (aged 6–18) at Alexandria, Egypt, using the online SurveyMonkey platform. The survey questionnaire included data about demographic characteristics, lifestyle practices, and internet use during and before the pandemic in addition to the translated Young’s Internet Addiction Test. Results The questionnaire was completed by 580 children and adolescents. During the period of COVID-19 pandemic and according to Young’s Internet Addiction Test, only 14.66% of participants were considered as average internet users, the majority (74.65%) were problematic users, and 10.69% were classified as internet addicts. Lack of regular exercises during the period of pandemic was significantly higher among internet addicts as compared with average and problematic users (P=0.018). Lack of good parent–child relationship and lack of supervision from the side of the parents on their children and adolescents were significantly associated with higher probability of internet addiction or being a problematic user (P=0.001 and 0.002, respectively). Older children and adolescents were at a higher risk for internet addiction. Conclusion Special attention should be given to the pattern of internet use among children and adolescents. Parents should be encouraged to control internet use among children and adolescents through encouraging physical activity, lifestyle modification, offering alternatives, intermittent supervision, strengthening the relation with them, and providing support.

The Pattern of Internet Use during the COVID-19 Pandemic in the 18-24 Years Age

The Pattern of Internet Use during the COVID-19 Pandemic in the 18-24 Years Age

Problematic Internet Use (PIU) Among Adolescents during COVID-19 Lockdown: A Study of High School Students in Ibadan, Nigeria

Problematic internet use (PIU) has generally been strongly associated with depression and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, especially among adolescents, with resulting consequences for their health. This study explores the pattern of internet use, and the prevalence of PIU before and during the COVID-19 lockdown, as well as the causes, effects, and potential mitigation measures in respect of PIU during the lockdown, among high school students in Ibadan, Nigeria. A structured questionnaire, including a 20-question internet addiction test (IAT), was administered during the COVID-19 lockdown to 440 adolescents enrolled in high schools. Of these adolescents, 7.7% appeared from their responses to have had PIU before the COVID-19 lockdown period. However, 64.3% of respondents appeared from their responses to have had PIU during the COVID-19 lockdown period. The main reasons for the increased PIU were boredom, loneliness, idleness, pleasure gained from internet use, physical isolation, and the need for information and communication. The effects of PIU reported among the adolescents included reduced family intimacy, poor academic performance, loss of concentration, as well as internet abuse and risky sexual behaviour. To mitigate PIU among high school students, parental monitoring of adolescents, and their internet access and use, should be promoted. In addition, programmes should be organised by the media and academic institutions to keep adolescents engaged in productive tasks.

Pattern of internet use, anxiety, and depression among professional students of Tripura, India: An analysis

Pattern of internet use, anxiety, and depression among professional students of Tripura, India: An analysis

Effect of internet use on medical students before and after 4 g internet service in india: A comparative study

BackgroundInternet is being used extensively throughout the world from last decade. In India internet service has entered into new generation called 4G. Medical students are particularly vulnerable group for problematic internet use on account of the time they spend online. This might have negative effects on their physical, psychological and social health. Hence they are more prone to internet addiction. AimsTo compare use and effect of internet service among medical students before and after the availability of 4G service. Study designInstitution based cross sectional study. Methods and materialPredesigned validated questionnaires were provided to the medical students in the year 2014. The questionnaire included demographics, pattern of internet use and Young's internet addiction test. Again in the year 2018 the similar procedure was carried out after introduction of 4G service. The data was collected and compared. Analysis was done using SPSS 25. Statistical analysisDescriptive statistics, Chi2 test and Mann–Whitney test was applied. ResultsAmong 424 medical students 207 students were assessed in the year 2014 and 217 students in 2018.There was a significant change of pattern of use. Also significant increase in number of female users and severity of internet addiction in 2018. The ill effect of internet was on rise after availability of 4G service. ConclusionsThe prevalence of internet addiction and its ill effect on behavior among medical students was higher after availability of 4G service in same college. So appropriate preventive and interventional strategies need to be developed in professional institutions.

Emotinal intelligence, perceived stress, and internet use behaviour among undergraduate medical students - a cross sectional study

Aim: To find the pattern and characteristics of Problematic internet use and to determine the relationship between Internet Addiction, Perceived stress and Emotional Intelligence among medical students. Materials and methods: In this cross-sectional study, using convenience sampling, 368 study participants were selected from the undergraduate medical students of a medical college in North Kerala. After getting written informed consent, socio-demographic data sheet, Internet Addiction Test (IAT), Schutte Self Report Emotional Intelligence Test (SSEIT) and Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) were filled up by the participants. Completed responses were scored and analyzed using SPSS 18.0. Results: Problematic internet use among the participants was 65.7%. In the sample, 42.9% had mild internet addiction, and 22.8% had moderate internet addiction. There was a positive correlation between scores of IAT and PSS and a negative correlation between scores of IAT and SSEIT. A pattern of increased levels of perceived stress and decreased levels of emotional intelligence was noticed with increasing levels of internet addiction scores. Conclusion: Young medical students were found to have mild and moderate levels of internet addiction and were high in perceived stress. Those with an addiction pattern of internet use also showed lower levels of emotional intelligence. It is crucial to identify those with lower levels of emotional intelligence and intervene effectively for stress management to reduce the internet overuse and emotional sequelae of it.

DOES INTERNET USAGE FREQUENCY GIVE IMPACT TO STUDENT’S ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE?

In the last decade, the development of technology has been growing rapidly. Internet—as a part of technology—became one of the very important things for many people. The usage of internet had been increasing in the last few years. It happened to people with various backgrounds and ages around the world. There is an interesting phenomenon that nowadays internet usage behavior is not only happened to adult but also happened to student at school. Some studies have found that internet usage had negative effect on student’s academic performance. But another study emphasized that positive internet usage behavior gave significant effect on academic outcome. In this study, we distinguish internet usage behavior into two categories, viz. general internet user and professional internet user. General internet user refers to internet usage behavior that focus on communication and entertaining purposes. Otherwise, professional internet user refers to productive activities in using internet like searching for information and doing some works that are relevant to assist finishing academic’s tasks. This study aims to find the influence of internet usage—general and professional—on student’s academic performance in Indonesia. Internet usage behavior measured by 2019 Student’s National Examination Survey from Center for Educational Assessment Indonesia. While, student’s academic performance represented by 2019 Indonesian National Examination Score. In addition, studies found that student’s socio-economic status (SES) had influence on their pattern of internet use. Then, this study determined SES as control variable in order to find comprehensive explanation about impact of internet usage on student’s academic outcome.