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A Study of the Effect of Internet Addiction with Adjustment and Emotional Intelligence among Students of Higher Education

Author : Dr. Sudhakar Rai

Abstract :

Education is the greatest asset for every human being. It is the backbone of the overall development of individual as well as nation. In the ancient period education took place simply through oral lectures, dialogues, reading books, use of chalks and black board. Internet addiction is a latest technological problem all over the world. It has been associated generally with younger generations particularly with college students. Many students are using the internet not only for their academic purposes but also for chatting, e-mail, downloading songs and music. Addiction of using internet by the youth results poor in personal, family, academic, financial, and occupational that are characteristic of other addictions. In previous studies found that male students are more internet addicted than female students and under graduate student more internet addicted than post-graduate student.

Keywords :

Internet addiction, mental health, emotional intelligence