Internet Addiction: A Research Study of College Students in India

Abstract

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Profiling young internet addicts: implications for their social well-being

“…Further, the addiction is higher in those who are younger in age (Simkova and Cincera, 2004), especially among adolescent students (Siomos et al , 2008). Contrarily, Menon et al (2018) found that older students are more prone to internet addiction than younger students.…”

“…However, with regards to gender, there were mixed results with some studies finding females to be more susceptible and indicating higher internet addiction levels than males (Heo et al , 2014; Simkova and Cincera, 2004). Others found that males exhibit higher degrees of internet addiction than females (Cecilia et al , 2013; Li et al , 2014; Menon et al , 2018; Zhang et al , 2008).…”

“…This increased use, unfortunately, has led to an acute dependency, which has been found to lead to a malaise coined internet addiction (Young,1998) and deemed as problematic internet use (Davis, 2001). The prevalence of internet addiction has been found to be higher among students (Menon et al , 2018; Nalwa and Anand, 2003), adolescents (Tsitsika et al , 2014) and the younger population (Ouyang et al , 2017). Further, what is of greater concern is that it leads to depression and increased psychological stress (McNicol and Thorsteinsson, 2017), which ultimately affects the individual’s and society’s sense of well-being (Sharma and Sharma, 2018).…”

Relationship between Cognitive Failure and Internet Addiction of Higher Secondary Students of Purulia District of West Bengal: A Study

“…The findings demonstrated the need for developing and implementing prevention programs for young students who are motivated and cognitive, practiceoriented, and reflexive, as well as a systematic strategy for their implementation in the framework of the educational space. Menon et al (2018) conducted a study on "Internet Addiction: A Research Study of College Students in India" to explore the extent of internet addiction in a management institute in India. In this study, 300 students (first, second and third-year students) from an Indian management institution were sampled to determine the prevalence of internet addiction.…”

Internet Crimes Against Minors and Legal Framework in India

“…Some studies focus on the tactics and technologies used for identity protection (Balfe, 2014; Stewart, 2014) and are less significant from the point of view of legal researchers. There are studies showing reflections on the human psychology, intrapersonal characteristics of the offenders (Hadzhidimova & Payne, 2019) studying the causes and reasons behind the youths’/adolescents’ committing crimes, online internet addiction and the associated risk factors (Hahn & Kim, 2014; Henn, 2013; Menon et al, 2018). Most of the studies also focus on child pornography and sexual abuse, its varied dimensions, awareness and impact on individual, family and culture (Mitchell & Jones 2013; UNODC, 2015; Wolak et al, 2014), and the social and psychological impact of cyberattacks (Bada & Jason, 2020) and do significantly contribute towards the need for regulating the usage of online media.…”