Attachment Style and Internet Addiction among College Students

Authors

  • Sneha S Author
  • Mamman Joseph C Author

Keywords:

Internet Addiction, Attachment Style

Abstract

Internet users are increasing day by day. It is being a part in every aspects of human life.
Internet addiction, especiallyamong youth is a rising issue in our currentsociety. Thepresentstudy
attempts to find out the extent of Internet addiction among college students and to find out whether
Internet addiction varies according attachment styles. 191 college students were selected through
Convenience sampling. Adult Attachment Scale and Internet Addiction Test were used for data
collection. The findings of the study confirm the rising rate of internet addiction among college
students. In addition to that it indicated that participants having anxious attachment style have
higherInternetAddiction than others.

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Author Biographies

  • Sneha S

    PG Student, Department of Applied Psychology

  • Mamman Joseph C

    Assistant Professor, Department of Applied Psychology

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Published

01-07-2019

Issue

Vol. 12 No. 2 (2019)

Section

Research Articles

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Copyright (c) 2019 Sneha S, Mamman Joseph C (Author)

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How to Cite

Attachment Style and Internet Addiction among College Students. (2019). Indian Journal of Psychological Science, 12(2). https://napsyjournal.com/index.php/ijps/article/view/105

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