• Ms. Anju Kasu Gavit
• Mrs. Divya Pancholi
• Ms. Nirali Desai
• Mrs.Nithya. M

PROBLEM STATEMENT “A DESCRIPTIVE STUDY TO ASSESS THE INTERNET ADDICTION AMONG COLLEGE STUDENTS AT SELECTED COLLEGE OF SOUTH GUJARAT" OBJECTIVES To assess the level of internet addiction among the college student. To find out the association between the internet addiction with socio-demographic variables. METHOD A non-probability convenience sampling technique was used to assess the level of internet addiction among the B.Sc. Nursing students in selected colleges of Valsad district. RESULT The findings revealed that a significant proportion of B.Sc. Nursing students experienced the 79% mild level of internet addiction and 21% moderate level of internet addiction. The obtained chi-square values for Residential Area (χ² = 10.7034) and Monthly Family Income (χ² = 21.4218) are higher than the table value, indicating a significant association between these sociodemographic variables and internet addiction. So, H1 is accepted. In the chi-square values for Age (χ² = 6.4947), Gender (χ² = 3.7391), Marital Status (χ² = 1.9331), Year of Study (χ² = 12.7931), Type of Family (χ² = 3.6125), Type of Accommodation (χ² = 8.2550), Type of Mobile Data (χ² = 0.5661), and Daily Internet Usage (χ² = 16.6323) are lower than the table value, indicating no significant association between these variables and internet addiction. CONCLUSION The study concludes that during their first year of nursing studies, students may experience challenges in adjusting to the demands of their coursework and clinical experiences. They may feel areas where support and interventions are needed to ensure their successful academic performance.

“A DESCRIPTIVE STUDY TO ASSESS THE INTERNET ADDICTION AMONG COLLEGE STUDENTS AT SELECTED COLLEGE OF SOUTH GUJARAT"

"'A DESCRIPTIVE STUDY TO ASSESS THE INTERNET ADDICTION AMONG COLLEGE STUDENTS AT SELECTED COLLEGE OF SOUTH GUJARAT'", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.12, Issue 9, page no.f272-f282, September-2025, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2509537.pdf

"'A DESCRIPTIVE STUDY TO ASSESS THE INTERNET ADDICTION AMONG COLLEGE STUDENTS AT SELECTED COLLEGE OF SOUTH GUJARAT'", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.12, Issue 9, page no. ppf272-f282, September-2025, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2509537.pdf