The investigation of internet addicted behavior in college students

Objective:To investigate the current status of internet addiction in college students,and the associations between internet addiction and mental health level. Method:746 university students were investigated by internet addiction test,Beck anxiety inventory(BAI) and Beck depression inventory(BDI).The students with internet addiction test score 40 (internet addiction group,n=172) were compared to those with the score 40 (non-internet group,n=574). Results:The internet addiction rate in college students was 23.06%.The proportion of internet addiction was more often in male students(P=0.000),and the aims of getting access to internet were chatting with other people and playing games(P=0.000),and they more often get access to internet outside college(P0.05).The mean score of BAI (29.90±8.43) and BDI (14.05±9.72) in internet addicted students were significantly higher than that in non-internet addicted students (25.37±5.32,7.83±6.58 respectively) (all P0.001).Linear regression analysis indicated that anxiety and depression were major influential factors to internet addiction. Conclusion:The mental health level in students with internet addiction was markedly worse than that in students with non-internet addiction.And the students with anxiety and depression were more likely to form internet addiction.