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"INTERNET ADDICTION AND PERSONALITY TYPES AMONG UNIVERSITY STUDENTS: A CORRELATIONAL STUDY", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 2, page no.1276-1280, February-2021, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2102150.pdf

• Dr.Poonam Chand
• SHOBI MAZAHAR

Nowadays Internet Addiction is being seen in most of the students whether they are adolescents or college and university goers; it is also seen that their life activities are being greatly influenced by it. Some personalities are found to be associated with the Internet Addiction e.g. introversion, extroversion, and ambiversion; while some not. The aim of the present study was to find out the correlation between Internet Addiction and Personality types among university going students. Correlational study design was used to conduct the study. Random sampling method was used to collect the data. Total 96 students (48 males & 48 female) were taken as sample from various departments of university. The Internet Addiction Test developed by Young (1998) and Extroversion-Introversion Inventory developed by P.F. Aziz and R. Agnihotry were used to measure internet addiction and personality of the university students, respectively. Product Moment method was used to see the correlation between personality and Internet. Results, thus revealed that there is no significant correlation between personality types and Internet Addiction among university going students

Internet Addiction, Students, Personality type.

"INTERNET ADDICTION AND PERSONALITY TYPES AMONG UNIVERSITY STUDENTS: A CORRELATIONAL STUDY", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 2, page no. pp1276-1280, February-2021, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2102150.pdf