Research Article
Internet Addiction and Its Associated Factors among Undergraduate Students in Kathmandu, Nepal
Table 5
Internet addiction and its association with the Internet use pattern.
| Variables | Internet addiction | x2 | value | Average user n (%) | Possible addict n (%) |
| Starting age of Internet use | <10 years | 32 (64.0) | 18 (36.0) | 1.025 | 0.599 | 11–15 years | 148 (71.2) | 60 (28.8) | >16 years | 61 (70.9) | 25 (29.1) |
| Time spent per day over Internet | <5 hours | 111 (77.6) | 32 (24.4) | 6.676 | 0.010 | ≥5 hours | 130 (62.2) | 71 (35.3) |
| Major use of Internet for education/recreation | Yes | 176 (71.0) | 72 (29.0) | 0.612 | 0.434 | No | 65 (67.7) | 31 (32.3) |
| Major use of Internet for entertainment/refreshment | Yes | 176 (68.8) | 80 (31.3) | 0.907 | 0.341 | No | 65 (73.9) | 23 (26.1) |
| Major use of Internet for Internet gaming | Yes | 86 (66.7) | 43 (33.3) | 1.132 | 0.287 | No | 155 (72.1) | 60 (27.9) |
| Major use of Internet for social networking | Yes | 128 (75.7) | 41 (24.3) | 5.112 | 0.024 | No | 113 (64.6) | 62 (35.4) |
| Major use of Internet for online jobs | Yes | 26 (66.7) | 13 (33.3) | 0.271 | 0.603 | No | 215 (70.5) | 90 (29.5) |
| Major use of Internet to watch pornography | Yes | 27 (65.9) | 14 (34.1) | 0.392 | 0.531 | No | 214 (70.6) | 89 (29.4) |
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