A Study on Multimedia Addiction among Higher Secondary School Students

Authors

  • Vandana Goswami  Department of Home Science, DDU Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
  • Dr. Divya Rani Singh  Department of Home Science, DDU Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, India

Keywords:

Addiction, Multimedia, Adolescents, Extent

Abstract

As the Multimedia increasingly becomes part of our daily lives, Multimedia addiction has received much attention. Adolescent students are especially vulnerable to developing dependence on the Multimedia, more than most other segments of the society. Present study examines the extent level of multimedia addiction among higher secondary school students and gender differences for multimedia addiction. This study involved 200 adolescent students (100 male and 100 female) studying in randomly selected higher secondary schools in Gorakhpur city. four questionnaire were administered 1st was Young’s Internet Addiction Test (YIAT 20), 2nd was Bianchi and Philips Mobile Problem Use Scale and 3rd was Lemmens Game Addiction Scale applied for measured to Multimedia addiction in respondents. Results revealed that extent of multimedia addiction among higher secondary students were high and there were gender differences were also found.

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International Journal of Scientific Research in Science and Technology

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2017-10-31

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Volume 3, Issue 7, September-October-2017

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Vandana Goswami, Dr. Divya Rani Singh, " A Study on Multimedia Addiction among Higher Secondary School Students, International Journal of Scientific Research in Science and Technology(IJSRST), Online ISSN : 2395-602X, Print ISSN : 2395-6011, Volume 3, Issue 7, pp.115-118, September-October-2017.