A STUDY ON PREVALENCE OF INTERNET ADDICTION IN MEDICAL STUDENTS AND ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH PERSONALITY TRAITS

Dr. Prabhukiran Vishwanath Gogi; Dr. Purna Prasanth Dayala; Dr. Somasundara Babu Suryaprakash Rayala

Volume : VII, Issue : II, February - 2018

A STUDY ON PREVALENCE OF INTERNET ADDICTION IN MEDICAL STUDENTS AND ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH PERSONALITY TRAITS

Dr. Prabhukiran Vishwanath Gogi, Dr. Purna Prasanth Dayala, Dr. Somasundara Babu Suryaprakash Rayala

Abstract :

AIM

To estimate the prevalence of internet addiction and relationship with the personality traits in the medical students.

MATERIALS AND METHODS

A cross sectional study using Young’s Internet Addiction Test (IAT) and Neo–Five Factor Inventory (NEO–FFI) was applied on 100 medical students under the age group of 21 to 23 years and appropriate statically test were applied to check the correlation.

RESULTS

65%, 22%, 1% is the prevalence of mild, moderate, and severe addiction in medical undergraduates respectively .Overall 88% of medical students were addicted to internet, among which 52% were females and 36% were males. And the personality trait neuroticism is significantly correlated with internet addiction (P = 0.032).

CONCLUSION

High prevalence of internet addiction in medical undergraduates and Internet addiction is associated with personality trait neuroticism.