Tuesday, April 26, 2016

A study titled “Internet addiction and its association with psychopathology: A study in schoolchildren from Mumbai”



A study titled “Internet addiction and its association with psychopathology: A study in schoolchildren from Mumbai”

The study was carried out by the Department of Psychiatry at Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College, Mumbai, on 603 youngsters studying between classes 8 and 10.

Findings

·         Found prevalence of internet addiction in 3.96 per cent boys and 1.62 per cent girls

·         Over 15 per cent of the sample showed internet overuse but not addiction

·         Stress scores were significantly correlated with the internet-use patterns in both sexes

·         Most students browsed the internet at home while over 50 per cent of the sample owned mobile phones or laptops or both.

·         Both sexes used the internet mainly for social networking — 36.3 per cent used the internet for three-five hours a day for social networking.

·         Apart from social networking, boys used it for entertainment and gaming also.

·         The report says 43.3 per cent boys spent time on the internet mostly in the evening while 57.7 per cent girls said they preferred early morning hours.

·         The study found 44.5 per cent boys owned mobile phones while 30.9 per cent had laptops; 53.8 per cent girls who participated in the study had mobile phones; 19 per cent owned laptops.

·         But none of the students went to a cyber café, often visited by students across India, the study found.

Study Link | http://www.njcmindia.org/home/download/762

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