Relationship between Internet Addiction Anxiety and Loneliness among Young Adults in Mumbai

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dc.contributor.authorPlasterwala, Shirinen_US
dc.contributor.authorDeshpande, Anujaen_US
dc.date.accessioned2023-08-09T06:45:00Z
dc.date.available2023-08-09T06:45:00Z
dc.date.issued2021-12
dc.description.abstractBackground: The present study is empirical in nature and explores the relationship between internet addiction and anxiety, internet addiction and loneliness and anxiety and loneliness. Methodology: Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient was used to analyze whether any significant positive correlation exists amongst the variables. In this study 165 young adults age range of 18- 25 years living in Mumbai was administered the Internet Addiction Test, State Trait Anxiety Inventory, and UCLA Loneliness Scale Version 3. Results: It was found that there was a significant positive correlation between internet addiction and anxiety, where the r value was 0.266 which was significant at 0.01 level, i.e. (r= .266, p<.01). A significant positive correlation was found between internet addiction and loneliness, where the r value was 0.297 which was significant at 0.01 level, i.e. (r= .297, p<.01). A significant positive correlation was found between anxiety and loneliness, where the r value was 0.646 which was significant at 0.01 level, i.e. (r= .646, p< .01). Also, internet addiction was found to be predictor of anxiety (R= 0.266, R2= 0.71, (F= 12.445) = .001, sig). Internet Addiction was also found to be a predictor of loneliness (R= 0.297, R2= 0.88, (F= 15.776) = .0001, sig). Thus, the hypotheses of this study were validated. Conclusions: Further studies in larger samples and diverse populations are needed to validate the findings of the current studyen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsAssistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Maniben Nanavati Women’s College, Mumbai.en_US
dc.identifier.citationPlasterwala Shirin, Deshpande Anuja. Relationship between Internet Addiction Anxiety and Loneliness among Young Adults in Mumbai. Indian Journal of Mental Health. 2021 Dec; 8(4): 445-451en_US
dc.identifier.issn2394-6652
dc.identifier.issn2394-4579
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/222775
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherDesousa Foundationen_US
dc.relation.issuenumber4en_US
dc.relation.volume8en_US
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.30877/IJMH.8.4.2021.445-451en_US
dc.subjectinternet addictionen_US
dc.subjectanxietyen_US
dc.subjectlonelinessen_US
dc.subjectcorrelationen_US
dc.subjectregression.en_US
dc.titleRelationship between Internet Addiction Anxiety and Loneliness among Young Adults in Mumbaien_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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