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Bayana Beevi O M S
Govt. of Kerala, Palakkad.
Sukanya B Menon
Prajyoti Niketan College, Pudukad, Thrissur(Dt), Kerala
Internet addiction is one of the major psycho social issue in the present era. So, it is
necessary to keep track of the various risk factors which lead to internet addiction.
Thus, the major objective of this study is to identifying certain psychological variables
which predict internet addiction. The sample consisted of 1031 male and female internet
users. The Scale of Type A Behaviour Pattern, Aggression Questionnaire, DASS21,
Satisfaction with Life Scale, Pure Procrastination Scale, Barratt Impulsiveness Scale,
UCLA Loneliness Scale, Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale, Interpersonal
Sensitivity Measure and Internet Addiction Test were used to assess the variables
under study. Result shows that Limited access to emotion regulation strategies perceived
as effective, Procrastination, Fragile Inner self, Goal-directedness without proper planning,
Lack of emotional awareness and clarity, Verbal Aggression, Competitiveness and
hostility, and non-acceptance of negative emotions are the major factors which contribute
to internet addiction. Thus, it can be concluded that considerable attention should be
given to these factors by the mental health professionals in order to deal with internet
addiction.