Kumar Manish, Mondal Anwesha
Department of Psychiatry, Calcutta Medical College, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
Department of Clinical Psychology, Institute of Psychiatry- A Center of Excellence, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
Ind Psychiatry J. 2018 Jan-Jun;27(1):61-66. doi: 10.4103/ipj.ipj_61_17.
Internet use is one of the most important tools of our present-day society whose impact is felt on college students such as increased use of Internet. It brings change in mood, an inability to control the amount of time spent with the Internet, withdrawal symptoms when not engaged, a diminishing social life, and adverse work or academic consequences, and it also affects self-esteem of the students.
The main objective of this study is to explore the Internet use and its relation to psychopathology and self-esteem among college students.
A total of 200 college students were selected from different colleges of Kolkata through random sampling. After selection of the sample, Young's Internet Addiction Scale, Symptom Checklist-90-Revised, and Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale were used to assess the Internet usage, psychopathology, and self-esteem of the college students.
Depression, anxiety, and interpersonal sensitivity were found to be correlated with Internet addiction. Along with that, low self-esteem has been found in students to be associated with possible users of Internet.
Internet usage has been found to have a very strong impact on college students, especially in the areas of anxiety and depression, and at times it affected their social life and their relationship with their family.
互联网的使用是当今社会最重要的工具之一，其影响在大学生中有所体现，比如互联网使用频率增加。它会导致情绪变化、无法控制上网时间、不上网时出现戒断症状、社交生活减少以及对工作或学业产生不良影响，还会影响学生的自尊。
本研究的主要目的是探讨大学生的互联网使用情况及其与精神病理学和自尊的关系。
通过随机抽样从加尔各答不同学院选取了200名大学生。样本选取后，使用杨氏网瘾量表、症状自评量表90项修订版和罗森伯格自尊量表来评估大学生的互联网使用情况、精神病理学和自尊。
发现抑郁、焦虑和人际敏感与网络成瘾相关。与此同时，发现学生中低自尊与可能的互联网使用者有关。
已发现互联网使用对大学生有非常强烈的影响，尤其是在焦虑和抑郁方面，有时还会影响他们的社交生活以及他们与家人的关系。
