Study on the current situations of internet addiction among grade 1-3 college students in a medical college

Objective The purpose of this study was to investigate the present situation of internet addiction among college students in a medical college, in order to provide theoretical basis to prevent and intervene internet addiction among medical college students. Methods Two hundred and thirty-eight undergraduate students in a medical college participated in the survey for basic information and completed the questionnaires based on the Chinese Internet addiction scale. Results In this medical college, 5.04% students showed serious internet addiction, while 15.55% of them showed moderate internet addition. The total scores and other four factors of internet addition in female students were significantly higher than those in male students. For the factors regarding healthy socializing behavior and time management, freshmen scored significant higher than junior students. However, there was no significant difference between freshmen and junior students for other four factors. Conclusion We should pay attention to internet addiction and the corresponding influence factors among medical college students. It is necessary for the whole society, college administrations, and students to take positive measures. In order to prevent internet addiction among college students, it is important to guide students to develop good habits in using computers and the internet.