Internet addiction and depression among university students at school of health sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia during the COVID-19 pandemic
Deteriorating mental health among university students during the COVID-19 pandemic is a serious worldwide public health concern. Internet addiction issue risen during COVID-19. This study aims to study internet addiction (IA) and depression among university students in School of Health Sciences,...
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| description | Deteriorating mental health among university students during the COVID-19
pandemic is a serious worldwide public health concern. Internet addiction issue risen during
COVID-19. This study aims to study internet addiction (IA) and depression among university
students in School of Health Sciences, USM. This study is a cross-sectional study. We
collected data from 122 students from January 2022 to March 2022 via convenience
sampling. Internet addiction was measured using 26-items validated by Chen Internet
Addiction (CIAS). Depression was measured using 10 items validated by the Center for
Epidemiological Studies–Depression (CES-D) scale. Descriptive, Pearson Chi-square,
Fisher's Exact test and Pearson's Correlation test were used in this study. There were 122
respondents who participated in this study and mostly 78.7% female students participated.
The most of the respondents were Year Two students (37.7%). The residence of the
respondents mostly from hostel or campus (54.1%). The time spent on internet per day mostly
more than five hours (92.6%) per day. 44 students (36.1%) shown as internet addict. 75.4%
were mildly depressed. There is a significant, moderate and positive correlation between
internet addiction and depression (r =0.481, p <0.001). There is no significant association
between sociodemographic characteristics and internet addiction (p>0.05). This study
implies that lowering the time spent on internet per day is necessary to reduce the hazards to
university students' mental health such as depression. |
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| spelling | usm-560672022-12-21T04:27:19Z http://eprints.usm.my/56067/ Internet addiction and depression among university students at school of health sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia during the COVID-19 pandemic Zaabah, Intan Lyana R Medicine Deteriorating mental health among university students during the COVID-19 pandemic is a serious worldwide public health concern. Internet addiction issue risen during COVID-19. This study aims to study internet addiction (IA) and depression among university students in School of Health Sciences, USM. This study is a cross-sectional study. We collected data from 122 students from January 2022 to March 2022 via convenience sampling. Internet addiction was measured using 26-items validated by Chen Internet Addiction (CIAS). Depression was measured using 10 items validated by the Center for Epidemiological Studies–Depression (CES-D) scale. Descriptive, Pearson Chi-square, Fisher's Exact test and Pearson's Correlation test were used in this study. There were 122 respondents who participated in this study and mostly 78.7% female students participated. The most of the respondents were Year Two students (37.7%). The residence of the respondents mostly from hostel or campus (54.1%). The time spent on internet per day mostly more than five hours (92.6%) per day. 44 students (36.1%) shown as internet addict. 75.4% were mildly depressed. There is a significant, moderate and positive correlation between internet addiction and depression (r =0.481, p <0.001). There is no significant association between sociodemographic characteristics and internet addiction (p>0.05). This study implies that lowering the time spent on internet per day is necessary to reduce the hazards to university students' mental health such as depression. Pusat Pengajian Sains Kesihatan, Universiti Sains Malaysia 2022 Monograph NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.usm.my/56067/1/INTAN%20LYANA-24%20pages.pdf Zaabah, Intan Lyana (2022) Internet addiction and depression among university students at school of health sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia during the COVID-19 pandemic. Other. Pusat Pengajian Sains Kesihatan, Universiti Sains Malaysia. (Submitted) |
| spellingShingle | R Medicine Zaabah, Intan Lyana Internet addiction and depression among university students at school of health sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia during the COVID-19 pandemic |
| title | Internet addiction and depression among university students at school of health sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia during the COVID-19 pandemic |
| title_full | Internet addiction and depression among university students at school of health sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia during the COVID-19 pandemic |
| title_fullStr | Internet addiction and depression among university students at school of health sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia during the COVID-19 pandemic |
| title_full_unstemmed | Internet addiction and depression among university students at school of health sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia during the COVID-19 pandemic |
| title_short | Internet addiction and depression among university students at school of health sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia during the COVID-19 pandemic |
| title_sort | internet addiction and depression among university students at school of health sciences, universiti sains malaysia during the covid-19 pandemic |
| topic | R Medicine |
| url | http://eprints.usm.my/56067/ http://eprints.usm.my/56067/1/INTAN%20LYANA-24%20pages.pdf |