A Study on Internet and Gaming Addiction, Hikikomori Trait and Insomnia Status among Medical Undergraduates at one of Cities of Western India

Abstract

Background: College students appear more vulnerable in developing a dependence on the internet. Individuals with hikikomori are frequently reported to have social contact predominantly via the internet. Objectives: To find the prevalence of Internet addiction, gaming Addiction, Hikikomori Trait and Insomnia amongst medical undergraduates and to study their association with various determinants. Methodology: The present Cross-Sectional study was conducted among first to final-year medical students studying at various medical colleges in Indian City from February to May 2021. Data collection was done after obtaining the ethical permission of the Institute. A total of 400 students who gave consent were sent an electronic questionnaire. Results: The mean age of study participants was 20 ± 1.58 years. Internet addiction was present in 189(47.2%) participants, gaming addiction in 128 (32%) students and Hikikomori Trait was found in 98(24.5%) students. There was a statistically significant association between different grades of insomnia and internet, gaming addiction, and hikikomori trait (

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印度西部某城市医学生的网络和游戏成瘾、Hikikomori特质和失眠状况研究

背景：大学生似乎更容易对互联网产生依赖。据报道，患有hikikomori的个人主要通过互联网进行社交接触。目的：了解医学本科生中网络成瘾、游戏成瘾、Hikikomori Trait和失眠的患病率，并研究其与各种决定因素的关系。方法：本横断面研究于2021年2月至5月在印度城各医学院学习的一年级至四年级医学生中进行。数据收集是在获得研究所的伦理许可后进行的。共有400名表示同意的学生收到了一份电子问卷。结果：研究参与者的平均年龄为20±1.58岁。189名（47.2%）参与者存在网络成瘾，128名（32%）学生存在游戏成瘾，98名（24.5%）学生存在Hikikomori Trait。在本研究中，不同程度的失眠与互联网、游戏成瘾和hikikomori特征之间存在统计学上显著的相关性（<？0.0001）。结论：近一半的医学生存在网络成瘾，近三分之一的学生存在游戏成瘾。男性和旅居时间与网络成瘾、游戏成瘾、失眠和hikikomori特征有统计学意义。

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