Does Internet Addiction in Adolescents cause a permanent Impact on their Mental Health: An Exploratory Study using a Quantitative Approach
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https://doi.org/10.69980/ajpr.v27i2.134Keywords:
Adolescents; Mental; Health; Internet AddictionAbstract
The internet has rapidly developed into one of the most critical components of our everyday lives. The majority of adolescents use mobile phones, and downloading content might raise their stress levels. For starters, it may be difficult for them to do their daily homework at night, which can result in sleeping difficulties among adolescents. They much prefer conversing with their buddies online. This results in less time spent with the family. It is vital to conduct research on the significance of investigating the growing problem of Internet addiction and how it impacts mental health. A total of 500 adolescents are surveyed for the purpose of this study using questionnaires. , the study reveals that there are 50% students who can be termed as having moderate levels of internet addiction followed by 42% which have mild levels of addiction. There are only 8% students who fall in the normal usage of the internet category. It shows a negative impact of internet addiction on the mental health of the children using multiple linear regression. It also establishes the differences in the internet addiction and mental health levels based on the gender and type of school of the child.References
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