A Study on Internet and Gaming Addiction, Hikikomori Trait and Insomnia Status among Medical Undergraduates at one of Cities of Western India.
| Autor: | Solanki, Sahil R., Shukla, Rujul Pankajbhai, Dave, Viral R., Rathod, Vasu G. |
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INSOMNIA risk factors
ADDICTIONS -- Risk factors COMPULSIVE behavior -- Risk factors PSYCHOLOGY of medical students CROSS-sectional method SOCIAL isolation UNDERGRADUATES RISK assessment SEVERITY of illness index SEX distribution QUESTIONNAIRES DESCRIPTIVE statistics CHI-squared test INTERNET addiction VIDEO games INSOMNIA METROPOLITAN areas SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC factors RESIDENTIAL patterns DATA analysis software COMPULSIVE behavior EVALUATION |
| Zdroj: | Indian Journal of Community Health; Jan-Mar2023, Vol. 35 Issue 1, p66-70, 5p |
| Abstrakt: | Background: College students appear more vulnerable in developing a dependence on the internet. Individuals with hikikomori are frequently reported to have social contact predominantly via the internet. Objectives: To find the prevalence of internet addiction, gaming addiction, hikikomori trait and insomnia amongst medical undergraduates and to study their association with various determinants. Methodology: The present cross-sectional study was conducted among first to final-year medical students studying at various medical colleges in Indian city from February to May 2021. Data collection was done after obtaining the ethical permission of the Institute. A total of 400 students who gave consent were sent an electronic questionnaire. Results: The mean age of study participants was 20 ± 1.58 years. Internet addiction was present in 189(47.2%) participants, gaming addiction in 128 (32%) students and hikikomori trait was found in 98(24.5%) students. There was a statistically significant association between different grades of insomnia and internet, gaming addiction, and hikikomori trait (< 0.0001) in the present study. Conclusion: Internet addiction was present in almost half of the medical students while gaming addiction was seen in nearly one third of the students. Male gender and hostel stay had a statistically significant association with internet addiction, gaming addiction, insomnia and hikikomori trait. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
| Databáze: | Complementary Index |
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