INTERNET ADDICTION AMONG YOUNG ADULTS AMIDST COVID 19 PANDEMIC
Yamuna G, Aswathy Venu KV, Sannet Thomas
Student, Yuvakshetra institute of Management studies, Ezhakkad, mundur
Abstract
Internet addiction is a behavioral pattern characterized by excessive or obsessive use of online and offline computer, phone and other devices which has the ability to access internet. Coronavirus disease [covid 19] is an infectious disease caused by a newly discovered coronavirus [WHO]. The purpose of the study was to find the level of internet addiction among young adult during covid 19 pandemic. The study was conducted on 50 young adult out of which 25 were males and 25 were females with the age group of 18-25 through purposive sampling technique. Internet addiction test [young 1998] were used to collect data. Mean, SD ,Independent sample T-test were used to analyse the data. The results shows that there is no significant difference in the level of internet addiction among the young adult across gender.
Keywords: Internet addiction, COVID-19
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EPRA International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research (IJMR)
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Published on : 2021-04-03
Vol | : | 7 |
Issue | : | 4 |
Month | : | April |
Year | : | 2021 |