Abstract
The present study is designed with the aim to investigate prevalence of Internet addiction and
causative factors of internet addiction among social sciences students. Use of Internet has
now become a need of everyday life for majority of people including students. Students being
innovative constitute major portion of internet users therefore it is pertinent to study internet
usage amongst students. This study was conducted in main campus of Abdul Wali Khan
University Mardan. A sample of 200 respondents was selected through convenient sampling.
Kimberly Young’s internet addiction scale was used for measurement of internet addiction.
Major reasons leading to internet overuse were educational and social media usage. Results
shows that 35% students were internet addicts and 50 % were possible internet addicts. This
is alarming that such percentages of students are addicts and possible internet addicts. It is a
fact that Internet addiction definitely affects the psychological, physical and social life of
students. It also affects students’ academic performance. Based on our investigation, it is
recommended that students should compartmentalize their time properly. University
management also needs to reconsider full time provision of internet facility to students.
Parents should have a check and balance on their children use of internet.
Muhammad Zahid, Raham Zaid, Muhammad Zakria. (2019) Prevalence of Internet Addiction Among Social Sciences Students at Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, Sir Syed Journal of Education & Social Research (SJESR), Volume-02, Issue-1.
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