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Comparative Study

| Published: March 25, 2015

Internet Addiction and Psychological Well-being among Youths of Rajkot District

Mohit M. Pandya

Ph.D. Research Scholar, Department of Psychology, Saurashtra University Rajkot- Gujarat-India Google Scholar More about the auther

, Nitin R. Korat

Ph.D. Research Scholar, Department of Psychology, Saurashtra University Rajkot- Gujarat-India Google Scholar More about the auther

DIP: 18.01.023/20140202

DOI: 10.25215/0202.023

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The purpose of present study was to find out correlation between the youths’ Internet Addiction and Psychological well-being. The said sample was 120 both males and females in equal numbers was selected through random sampling. Internet Addiction Inventory &Psychological well-being Inventory are tailor-made instruments, having sufficient reliability and validity. For the purpose of analysis, The Karl-Pearson ‘r’ technique was used. Present study reveals the result that there is no significant Negative correlation between the youths’ Internet Addiction and Psychological well-being. The authors suggest that there is a need to explore the rural and the urban youths’ correlation in the line of above study.

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ISSN 2348-5396

ISSN 2349-3429

18.01.023/20140202

10.25215/0202.023

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Published in   Volume 02, Issue 2, January-March, 2015