Prevalence of Internet addiction and its association with depression, anxiety and stress among medical students in Malaysia

Background: Using the internet excessively by students is known to cause internet addiction (IA) which may result in negative consequences such as decline in academic performance, social isolation, and emotional disturbances. This study aims to assess IA and its association with emotional disturb...

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Main Authors:	Al-Ani, Ali Sabri Radeef, Faisal, Ghasak Ghazi
Format:	Article
Language:	English English
Published:	University of Messina, Italy 2018
Subjects:	RC0321 Neuroscience. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry RZ Other systems of medicine RZ400 Mental healing
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spelling	iium-688592019-02-01T01:37:15Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/68859/ Prevalence of Internet addiction and its association with depression, anxiety and stress among medical students in Malaysia Al-Ani, Ali Sabri Radeef Faisal, Ghasak Ghazi RC0321 Neuroscience. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry RZ Other systems of medicine RZ400 Mental healing Background: Using the internet excessively by students is known to cause internet addiction (IA) which may result in negative consequences such as decline in academic performance, social isolation, and emotional disturbances. This study aims to assess IA and its association with emotional disturbances among medical students. Methods: A sample of 268 medical students participated in this study. Internet addiction was assessed using Malay version of Chen Internet addiction Scale while the prevalence and severity of depression, anxiety and stress were assessed by Depression Anxiety, Stress Scale (DASS-21). 2 RADEEF & FAISAL Results: The rate of IA among students was 22.8%. No significant differences in terms of gender and other socio-demographic factors. IA was significantly associated and positively correlated with depression and anxiety symptoms but has inverse correlation with social interaction. Multiple linear regression analysis showed that stress (β = 0.261, P = 0.005) was a significantly important risk factor. Conclusions: IA is potentially high among medical students. Male and female students are equally affected. IA is significantly higher among students with poor social interaction. IA has a positive correlation with depression, anxiety and stress symptoms but inverse correlation with social interaction and stress can be considered as a predictive factor for IA. University of Messina, Italy 2018 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/68859/1/68859_Prevalence%20of%20Internet%20addiction%20and%20its%20association.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/68859/2/68859_Prevalence%20of%20Internet%20addiction%20and%20its%20association_WOS.pdf Al-Ani, Ali Sabri Radeef and Faisal, Ghasak Ghazi (2018) Prevalence of Internet addiction and its association with depression, anxiety and stress among medical students in Malaysia. Mediterranean Journal of Clinical Psychology, 6 (3). pp. 1-17. ISSN 2282-1619 http://cab.unime.it/journals/index.php/MJCP/article/view/1987/pdf 10.6092/2282-1619/2018.6.1987
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topic	RC0321 Neuroscience. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry RZ Other systems of medicine RZ400 Mental healing
spellingShingle	RC0321 Neuroscience. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry RZ Other systems of medicine RZ400 Mental healing Al-Ani, Ali Sabri Radeef Faisal, Ghasak Ghazi Prevalence of Internet addiction and its association with depression, anxiety and stress among medical students in Malaysia
description	Background: Using the internet excessively by students is known to cause internet addiction (IA) which may result in negative consequences such as decline in academic performance, social isolation, and emotional disturbances. This study aims to assess IA and its association with emotional disturbances among medical students. Methods: A sample of 268 medical students participated in this study. Internet addiction was assessed using Malay version of Chen Internet addiction Scale while the prevalence and severity of depression, anxiety and stress were assessed by Depression Anxiety, Stress Scale (DASS-21). 2 RADEEF & FAISAL Results: The rate of IA among students was 22.8%. No significant differences in terms of gender and other socio-demographic factors. IA was significantly associated and positively correlated with depression and anxiety symptoms but has inverse correlation with social interaction. Multiple linear regression analysis showed that stress (β = 0.261, P = 0.005) was a significantly important risk factor. Conclusions: IA is potentially high among medical students. Male and female students are equally affected. IA is significantly higher among students with poor social interaction. IA has a positive correlation with depression, anxiety and stress symptoms but inverse correlation with social interaction and stress can be considered as a predictive factor for IA.
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author	Al-Ani, Ali Sabri Radeef Faisal, Ghasak Ghazi
author_facet	Al-Ani, Ali Sabri Radeef Faisal, Ghasak Ghazi
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title	Prevalence of Internet addiction and its association with depression, anxiety and stress among medical students in Malaysia
title_short	Prevalence of Internet addiction and its association with depression, anxiety and stress among medical students in Malaysia
title_full	Prevalence of Internet addiction and its association with depression, anxiety and stress among medical students in Malaysia
title_fullStr	Prevalence of Internet addiction and its association with depression, anxiety and stress among medical students in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed	Prevalence of Internet addiction and its association with depression, anxiety and stress among medical students in Malaysia
title_sort	prevalence of internet addiction and its association with depression, anxiety and stress among medical students in malaysia
publisher	University of Messina, Italy
publishDate	2018
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Prevalence of Internet addiction and its association with depression, anxiety and stress among medical students in Malaysia

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