Correlation of Demographic Profile with Internet Addictions
Journal Title: Community and Public Health Nursing - Year 2019, Vol 4, Issue 2
Abstract
Objective: Tostudy the correlation between demographic profile with internet addiction. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in 347 internet addicted teenagers through the structured questionnaire. Data were collected about variables and evaluated through multiple regression model. Results: Demographic profile had high positive correlation with internet addiction at 0.05 significance level. Demographic profile e.g. duration of approval for internet access, socio economic class and family income (p = <0.001), gender (p = 0.01) and family type (p = 0.05) are some of the factors highly associated with various degree of internet addiction. Conclusions: Demographic profile is highly associated with severity of internet addiction. Teenagers are prone for internet addiction, therefore efforts should be taken to increase awareness and prevent the problem of internet addiction in them.
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Farzana Begum
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- EP ID EP639960
- DOI 10.21088/cphn.2455.8621.4219.2
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