Exploring the Correlates, Aetiology and Preventive Measures of Internet Addiction: A Review Article

Abstract

Technology has made a huge growth and impact on human’s life, and it has profoundly changed the experience of our life in day-to-day basis. This technology has facilitated us and improves our everyday lives in various ways. With the technological advancement the popularity of Internet as a source of communication, entertainment, networking, etc is also becoming an ever-increasing part of people’s life. But at the same time excessive use of Internet is also intruded the life of the users in persistent negative consequences such as academic failure, job loss, procrastination, social problems, poor health, disruptive sleep, etc especially in the adolescents and young adults which has become the major concern and challenge across various countries including India. In this view, present research article focuses on predicting factors of internet addiction, its aetiology and preventative measures. Literature review shows some prominent associated factors of internet addiction but contextual factors also play vital role. Large scale based empirical studies are suggested to achieve the clear understanding.