Anxiety and self-esteem amongst adolescents using internet

Pages: 431-433
Neha Jain and Harish (Department of Psychology, M.D.U., Rohtak, Haryana)
Savita Ahlawat (Govt. Sr. Sec. School, Chiri, Rohtak, Haryana)

Internet usage has become quite common and highly frequent amongst the people at any age. There are studies indicating that chronic usage enhances some negativistic characteristics like anxiety, depression, loneliness etc. However, internet surfing is also a source of knowledge, thus boosting individual personality. Therefore, a study on the adolescents’ subjects was conducted if internet usage is correlated with anxiety. Another parameter taken was self esteem. The selection of this variable was based on the preposition that enhanced knowledge should enhance the self-esteem. A total of 100 Ss were selected and given Self Esteem Inventory, General Anxiety Scale, and Internet Addiction Test. The age group was 16 to 20. The scores would be analyzed to find out the correlation of the amount of internet usage with anxiety and self-esteem.