Impact of family determinants on internet addiction among adolescents in a rural block, Tamilnadu

Globally, it is agreed that the internet can serve as a tool enhances well-being but there no consensus regarding what constitutes problematic use and relationship with offline behavioral addictions. Internet addiction threatens to develop into major public health issue in near future rapidly developing country like India. The objective of this study estimate prevalence disorder assess impact family determinants on among adolescents rural block, Tamil Nādu was conducted school going age group 13 19 years block. A pretested semi-structured questionnaire used test (IAT) evaluate disorder. included 406 which 173 were males 233 females. Female’s adolescence more addicted than males. Among participants 23.9 % had moderate 1.5% severe addiction. reported higher illiterate parents especially those who employed.