The Relationship between Internet Addiction and Study Habits of University Undergraduates

Abstract

The study is aimed at investigating the relationship between internet addiction and study habits of university undergraduates. There were two hypotheses of the study: (1) Internet addiction affects study habits of University undergraduates, (2) There is negative correlation between internet addiction and study habits and attitudes among University undergraduates. Sample of the study comprised 100 University undergraduates. Students of different departments of University of Sindh were taken as a population. Simple random sampling technique was used for data collection the responses are collected by using two questionnaires: (i) Internet Addiction by Young (1996), (ii) Study Habits and Attitude Inventory (SHAI) (Malik & Nagina, 2013), the data is analyzed through statistical tools (SPSS) version 22. The results of the study suggested that internet addiction is significantly correlated with study habits of university undergraduates. The present study also provides a room for future research to be done on a larger scale.