Internet Addiction and Mental Health of Higher Secondary Level Students

Authors: [1] Binita Fonia [2] Prof. Sunita Godiyal [3] Dr. Madan Mohan Uniyal

Pages: 42-44

Abstract:

In present time Internet has become very important in our life which cannot be ignored. The last decade there has been an explosive growth in the use of internet not only in India but also worldwide. Overuse of internet creates a particular addiction which is called Internet Addiction, which can affects one’s physical health, mental health, social relationship and academic achievement. The main objective of the study was to find out the relationship between internet addiction and mental health. The present study conducted on the sample of 100 higher secondary level students of public schools from Dehradun district of Uttarakhand state of India. Internet addiction scale, a self made tool and Singh & Gupta’s mental health battery were used for the data collection. The major findings of the study showed that internet addiction has significantly negative relationship with mental health. The findings of the study also showed that there is a significant difference between the level of internet addiction of boys and girls students.