Urban and rural pattern of Internet use among youth and its association with mood state
Introduction: The problematic use of internet is associated with dysfunction life style. The emerging evidence do also suggest its impact on user's mood profile. There is need to establish the urban and rural difference in relation to internet use as well as its association with mood states and...
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| author | Ameer Hamza Manoj Kumar Sharma Nitin Anand P Marimuthu P Thamilselvan Pranjali Chakraborty Thakur N Suma Happy Baglari Priya Singh |
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| description | Introduction: The problematic use of internet is associated with dysfunction life style. The emerging evidence do also suggest its impact on user's mood profile. There is need to establish the urban and rural difference in relation to internet use as well as its association with mood states and its implications for primary care setting. Methods: The present work explored the pattern of internet use in Urban and Rural area and its impact on mood states. 731 individuals (403 males and 328 females) in the age group of 18-25 years from urban and rural areas were approached for the study. The internet addiction test and Depression Anxiety Stress Scale were administered in group setting. Results indicated no significant difference in term of internet use as well as in term for gender. Significant difference was seen for internet use and mood states. Results: The results indicate no significant difference in terms of internet use pattern and gender in relation to urban and rural areas. However, a significant difference exists with respect to Internet use and its relation to depression, anxiety and stress. Conclusions: It implies the development of early brief intervention for Primary Physicians to enable them to screening psychological conditions along with internet use as well as help users to have healthy use of technology. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e890ea7c08e0446a9d96692ff1b86c842022-12-21T22:45:11ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Family Medicine and Primary Care2249-48632019-01-01882602260610.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_428_19Urban and rural pattern of Internet use among youth and its association with mood stateAmeer HamzaManoj Kumar SharmaNitin AnandP MarimuthuP ThamilselvanPranjali Chakraborty ThakurN SumaHappy BaglariPriya SinghIntroduction: The problematic use of internet is associated with dysfunction life style. The emerging evidence do also suggest its impact on user's mood profile. There is need to establish the urban and rural difference in relation to internet use as well as its association with mood states and its implications for primary care setting. Methods: The present work explored the pattern of internet use in Urban and Rural area and its impact on mood states. 731 individuals (403 males and 328 females) in the age group of 18-25 years from urban and rural areas were approached for the study. The internet addiction test and Depression Anxiety Stress Scale were administered in group setting. Results indicated no significant difference in term of internet use as well as in term for gender. Significant difference was seen for internet use and mood states. Results: The results indicate no significant difference in terms of internet use pattern and gender in relation to urban and rural areas. However, a significant difference exists with respect to Internet use and its relation to depression, anxiety and stress. Conclusions: It implies the development of early brief intervention for Primary Physicians to enable them to screening psychological conditions along with internet use as well as help users to have healthy use of technology.http://www.jfmpc.com/article.asp?issn=2249-4863;year=2019;volume=8;issue=8;spage=2602;epage=2606;aulast=HamzaInternetruralurbanyouth |
| spellingShingle | Ameer Hamza Manoj Kumar Sharma Nitin Anand P Marimuthu P Thamilselvan Pranjali Chakraborty Thakur N Suma Happy Baglari Priya Singh Urban and rural pattern of Internet use among youth and its association with mood state Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care Internet rural urban youth |
| title | Urban and rural pattern of Internet use among youth and its association with mood state |
| title_full | Urban and rural pattern of Internet use among youth and its association with mood state |
| title_fullStr | Urban and rural pattern of Internet use among youth and its association with mood state |
| title_full_unstemmed | Urban and rural pattern of Internet use among youth and its association with mood state |
| title_short | Urban and rural pattern of Internet use among youth and its association with mood state |
| title_sort | urban and rural pattern of internet use among youth and its association with mood state |
| topic | Internet rural urban youth |
| url | http://www.jfmpc.com/article.asp?issn=2249-4863;year=2019;volume=8;issue=8;spage=2602;epage=2606;aulast=Hamza |
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