Examine the internet gaming disorder and social media addiction among adolescents at selected schools of Amritsar

Abstract

Background: Adolescents and young adults (AYAs) are often considered digital natives as they are growing up in a highly immersive technological society. Frequent and consistent media use has both benefits and risks. Benefits include opportunities for creative expression and social support. Risks include maladaptive technology use, including overuse and addiction. Defining characteristics of gaming addiction include spending increasing amounts of time preparing for, organizing, and gaming. Negative consequences of IGD can include poor grades, academic problems, problematic alcohol use, depression, and negative self-esteem. Social Media Addiction was defined as being overly concerned about SNSs, to be driven by a strong motivation to log on to or use SNSs, and to devote so much time and effort to SNSs that it impairs other social activities, studies or job, interpersonal relationships, and/or psychology health and well-being. SMA has been associated with sleep problems and emotional problems, such as distress and depression symptoms. Methods: Quantitative research approach used with cross-sectional research design conducted on adolescents. The Sample size was 300 and using non-probability purposive sampling technique. Results: This study revealed that internet gaming disorder among all the adolescents, 245 (81.7%) of adolescents have moderate and 33(11%) have a mild level and 21(7%) have a severe level of internet gaming disorder and only 1(0.3%) have an extreme level of internet gaming disorder. Social media addiction among adolescents. It showed that 281(93. 7%) have maximum addiction, and 19(6.3%) of non-addiction. Conclusion: As this study shows that majority of adolescents have internet gaming disorder and social media addiction.