Pattern of Internet Addiction Among Higher Secondary School Students

Abstract

The present study was undertaken to study the pattern of internet addiction among higher secondary school. The stratified random sampling method was used to draw the sample to collect the data. In the present study, the population was concerned only to class 11^th and 12^th from higher secondary Provincialized School. As sample this paper has selected 373 students where 220 were male and 153 were female and selected 20 provincialized Secondary school in of Tamulpur District which provides co-education.The investigator has used the Internet addiction test developed and validated by Dr. Kimberly Young. The data collected were analyzed by using descriptive, differential, correlation, chi-square as statistical techniques. The objectives were a)To find out the level of internet addiction among higher secondary school students, b)To find out if there is any significant difference between the internet addiction among higher secondary school students in relation to their gender and stream. c) To find out if there is any significant relation between the internet addiction among higher secondary school students in relation to their gender and stream. d)To find out if there is any significant association between the internet addiction among higher secondary school students in relation to their gender and stream. From study it found that male students are more addicted in comparison to female and arts students are more addicted than science students. There is a significant difference and association between the internet addiction of male and female of higher secondary school students. But on the other hand there is a no significant difference and association between the internet addiction of higher secondary school students of arts and science streams. In the both gender and stream cases, there are found high positive relationship