Research Article
Internet Addiction and Its Associated Factors among Undergraduate Students in Kathmandu, Nepal
Table 3
Perceived psychological status and interpersonal relationship.
| Characteristics | n (%) |
| Perceived stress | Presence | 101 (29.4) | Absence | 243 (70.6) |
| Perceived depression | Presence | 17 (4.9) | Absence | 327 (95.1) |
| Perceived self-esteem | Low | 101 (29.4) | High | 243 (70.6) |
| Relationship with parents | Wonderful | 226 (65.7) | Good | 65 (18.9) | Satisfactory | 53 (15.4) |
| Parental control over Internet use | Not at all | 85 (24.7) | Sometimes | 187 (54.4) | Often/almost always | 72 (20.9) |
| Relationship with teachers | Wonderful | 108 (31.4) | Good | 139 (40.4) | Satisfactory | 97 (28.2) |
| Relationship with peer | Wonderful | 110 (32.0) | Good | 154 (44.8) | Satisfactory | 80 (23.3) |
| Perceived level of self-control | Not at all | 44 (12.8) | Sometimes | 177 (51.5) | Often/almost always | 123 (35.8) |
| Perceived loneliness | Not at all | 52 (15.1) | Sometimes | 193 (56.1) | Often/almost always | 99 (28.8) |
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