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		x^2	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)

Statistical significance at .