Internet addiction among dental students in Malaysia

Background: Excessive use of internet by undergraduate students can be pathological which may result in internet addiction (IA) that has negative consequences such as decline in academic performance, social isolation and emotional disturbances. This study aims to assess pathological internet use an...

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Main Authors:	Radeef Al-Ani, Ali Sabri, Faisal, Ghasak Ghazi
Format:	Article
Language:	English English
Published:	2019
Subjects:	RC0321 Neuroscience. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry
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spelling	iium-768202019-12-04T08:40:11Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/76820/ Internet addiction among dental students in Malaysia Radeef Al-Ani, Ali Sabri Faisal, Ghasak Ghazi RC0321 Neuroscience. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry Background: Excessive use of internet by undergraduate students can be pathological which may result in internet addiction (IA) that has negative consequences such as decline in academic performance, social isolation and emotional disturbances. This study aims to assess pathological internet use and its association with psychological distress among dental students. Methods: A sample of 257 dental students from International Islamic University Malaysia participated in this study. Internet addiction was assessed using Chen Internet addiction Scale while the psychological distress was assessed using the 12-item General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12). Results: The prevalence of IA among dental students was found to be 29.2% while 12.5% were at higher risk for addiction. No significant differences in terms of gender and other socio-demographic factors were found. IA is significantly higher among students with poor social interaction and in those who are using internet for more than 40 hours per week. IA was significantly associated and positively correlated with psychological distress. Conclusions: IA is considerably high among dental students. Male and female students are equally affected. IA has a positive correlation with psychological distress symptoms. 2019-12-23 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/76820/9/76820_Internet%20addiction%20among%20dental%20students%20in%20Malaysia.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/76820/2/Yahoo%20Mail%20-%20D19_876_Ghasak_Ghazi_Faisal.pdf Radeef Al-Ani, Ali Sabri and Faisal, Ghasak Ghazi (2019) Internet addiction among dental students in Malaysia. Journal of International Dental and Medical Research, 12 (4). ISSN 1309-100x (In Press) http://www.jidmr.com/journal/
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topic	RC0321 Neuroscience. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry
spellingShingle	RC0321 Neuroscience. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry Radeef Al-Ani, Ali Sabri Faisal, Ghasak Ghazi Internet addiction among dental students in Malaysia
description	Background: Excessive use of internet by undergraduate students can be pathological which may result in internet addiction (IA) that has negative consequences such as decline in academic performance, social isolation and emotional disturbances. This study aims to assess pathological internet use and its association with psychological distress among dental students. Methods: A sample of 257 dental students from International Islamic University Malaysia participated in this study. Internet addiction was assessed using Chen Internet addiction Scale while the psychological distress was assessed using the 12-item General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12). Results: The prevalence of IA among dental students was found to be 29.2% while 12.5% were at higher risk for addiction. No significant differences in terms of gender and other socio-demographic factors were found. IA is significantly higher among students with poor social interaction and in those who are using internet for more than 40 hours per week. IA was significantly associated and positively correlated with psychological distress. Conclusions: IA is considerably high among dental students. Male and female students are equally affected. IA has a positive correlation with psychological distress symptoms.
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author	Radeef Al-Ani, Ali Sabri Faisal, Ghasak Ghazi
author_facet	Radeef Al-Ani, Ali Sabri Faisal, Ghasak Ghazi
author_sort	Radeef Al-Ani, Ali Sabri
title	Internet addiction among dental students in Malaysia
title_short	Internet addiction among dental students in Malaysia
title_full	Internet addiction among dental students in Malaysia
title_fullStr	Internet addiction among dental students in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed	Internet addiction among dental students in Malaysia
title_sort	internet addiction among dental students in malaysia
publishDate	2019
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/76820/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/76820/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/76820/9/76820_Internet%20addiction%20among%20dental%20students%20in%20Malaysia.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/76820/2/Yahoo%20Mail%20-%20D19_876_Ghasak_Ghazi_Faisal.pdf
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Internet addiction among dental students in Malaysia

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