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Antecedents and consequences of internet addiction among school and college

students: evidence from India

Article  in  Global Knowledge Memory and Communication · March 2022

DOI: 10.1108/GKMC-12-2021-0211

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Antecedents and consequences of internet addiction among
school and college students: evidence from India
Nidhya Balasubramanian, Satyanarayana Parayitam

Global Knowledge, Memory and Communication

ISSN: 2514-9342

Article publication date: 31 March 2022

Abstract

Purpose

Internet addiction (IA) has become a global health problem. As the research on IA has
progressed, this study aims to explore the antecedents and consequences of IA, particularly in the
Indian context. A conceptual model was developed, and hypotheses were formulated based on
the conceptual model and the hypotheses were tested.

Design/methodology/approach

This study investigated 752 schools and collected students from the southern part of India. First,
psychometric properties of the survey instrument were tested, and hierarchical regression was
used to test the hypotheses.

Findings

The results revealed that time spent on the internet every day is positively related to IA, internet
experience in terms of years is positively related to IA, income and gender moderates the
relationship between time spent every day on the internet and internet experience and IA and IA
is positively related to time spent on networking, video streaming, short video apps, educational
apps, chat apps, online shopping apps, money-involved apps, etc.

Practical implications

The outcomes of this study are essential for the school and college students and their parents. As
IA has become chronic in the present-day digital world, it is necessary to take rectification
measures to avoid facing the perils of IA. The conceptual model provides a simple framework of
explaining how young students spend their time on the internet to become addicted gradually.
Furthermore, this study highlights the importance of controlling the younger generation's
behavior, particularly regarding internet use.
Originality/value

This study is unique and innovative to the extent that it explores the antecedents of IA and the
moderating role of gender and income in the relationship between the time spent on the internet
and the IA. To the best of the authors’ knowledge, developing a conceptual model is the first of
its kind to study school and college students in India.
Details

Global Knowledge, Memory and Communication, vol. ahead-of-print no. ahead-of-print

Type: Research Article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/GKMC-12-2021-0211
ISSN: 2514-9342
Keywords

 Gender

 India

 Internet addiction

 Internet experience

 Networking apps

 Students

 Income

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