A Study to Assess the Correlation between Internet Addiction and Academic Performance in Students at Sumandeep Nursing College, Pipariya, Waghodia

Abstract

Aims: The aims of this study were (1) to assess the internet addiction among students at Sumandeep Nursing College, (2) to assess the academic performance of students at Sumandeep Nursing College, and (3) to find out the correlation between internet addiction and academic performance in students of Sumandeep Nursing College.

Materials and Methods: The selection of design depends on the purpose of the study, the research approach, and variable to be studied. Nonexperimental, correlational, retrospective study design was used for the study. The study was conducted on 100 students of Sumandeep Nursing College, using convenient sampling technique (non-probability sampling techniques). The tool used for data A self-administered, structured questionnaires regarding internet addiction and grade point of average scale regarding assess academic performance and assess the correlation using personal correlation coefficient between internet addiction and academic performance among the students of Sumandeep Nursing College.

Results: The result showed that 83% of samples are moderately addicted and 17% of samples are severely addicted to the internet. Moreover, their academic performances are 80% samples are having average academic performance, and 20% samples are having poor academic performance. Moreover, correlation between internet addiction and academic performance, Pearson’s correlation coefficient is (−0.260643189) this show that there is moderately negative correlation between two variable in this one variable is increased (x) and it affects another variable is decreased (y). Hence, here, in our study, internet addiction moderately negative affected on students’ academic performance of the UG students of Sumandeep Nursing College.

Conclusion: The study was undertaken to assess the correlation between internet addiction and academic performance in students at Sumandeep Nursing College.