Motives of excessive Internet use and its impact on the academic performance of business students in Pakistan

Internet addiction and associated factors among medical and allied health sciences students in northern Tanzania: a cross-sectional study

“…The higher prevalence of IA in this study may have serious implications for both social, mental, and physical health as well as financial consequences. The combined effect of these problems could have serious implications for academic performance [ 2 , 16 , 28 , 29 ]. For example, problems with self-care, difficulty in performing daily routine, pain and discomfort, anxiety, and depression were the consequences of internet addiction reported among young Vietnamese population (15–25 years of age) comprising a mixture of high school and university students [ 18 ].…”

“…Internet addiction is one of the fast-growing addictive behavior and is a significant public health problem, affecting a large number of people worldwide [ 1 ]. Repeated use of the internet leads to excessive use, usually termed as internet addiction or problematic internet use [ 2 – 6 ]. Internet addiction is a psychological dependence on the internet characterized by salience/excessive use, withdrawal, tolerance, negative repercussions/conflict, craving, and mood modification [ 1 , 7 , 8 ].…”

“…Internet addiction among university/college students increases the risk of negative mental, physical, social, and financial consequences [ 1 , 11 , 12 ]. These include suicide, depression, psychological distress (depressive symptoms), anxiety, aggression, poor academic performance, cognitive impairment, poor dietary habits, lack of sleep, visual and hearing impairment, social isolation, and substance abuse such as cigarette smoking and alcohol use [ 2 , 4 , 11 , 13 – 18 ]. The physical health consequences also include thromboembolism, musculoskeletal, ophthalmic, and metabolic problems [ 11 ].…”

“…Availability and use of the internet among university students are crucial in their academic endeavors [ 2 ]. However, other than academic activities, excessive gaming, internet-based gambling, sexual internet-based pre-occupations (such as viewing pornography), developing and sustaining intimate online relationships, entertainment and socializing or social networking through different social media platforms increase the odds of problematic internet use/ internet addiction [ 1 , 2 , 5 , 9 , 21 ]. Off-campus residence, longer time spent on the internet, frequency of internet use, and lower grade point average also have a significant influence on internet addiction in this population [ 4 , 14 , 16 , 24 ].…”

A cross-sectional study on Internet addiction among Moroccan high school students, its prevalence and association with poor scholastic performance

“…IA has also been linked to social skills deficits (Chou, 2016), impaired interpersonal relationships (Milani, Osualdella, & Blasio, 2009), social anxiety (DeRushia, 2010), problematic family relationships, unexcused school absences, and increased drop-out rates (Adiele & Olatokun, 2014). As far as scholastic performance is concerned, IA has been found to be negatively associated with scholastic performance (Islam et al, 2017;Leung & Lee, 2012;Sengupta, Broyles, Brako, & Raskin, 2017;Stavropoulos, Alexandraki, & Motti-Stefanidi, 2013;Yang & Tung, 2007), although some studies found no relationship between IA and scholastic performance (Kakaraki, Tselios, & Katsanos, 2017;Kirschner & Karpinski, 2010;McCamey, Wilson, & Shaw, 2015;Najmi et al, 2014Najmi et al, , 2014Pasek, More, & Hargittai, 2009;Thompson et al, 2008). As for prevalence, a systematic study found that prevalence rates range from 3% to 38% of the general population.…”