Preeti Mathew*, Raman Krishnan, Vijay Raghavan, Riaz Marakkar
Background: The use of the Internet has brought a variety of convenience to our modern life. Nonetheless, the negative impact is also created by addictive behaviours to the Internet pervasively on one is academic and working performance, family life, social relationships, physical health, and psychological well-being.
Aim: The survey aimed to assess the level of Problematic Internet Use (PIU) and associated risk on the musculoskeletal system and psychosocial functions among adolescents.
Setting: The study was conducted in a selected school in Udaipur, Rajasthan, India.
Method: The study with a cross-sectional design was conducted on 100 subjects. The participants were selected using a non-probability, convenient sampling technique.
Result: The subjects had PIU ranging from mild to severe, with 100% subjects reporting moderate to severe musculoskeletal symptoms and mild to moderate psychosocial problems.
Implications: These findings will help the professionals to identify the physical and psychosocial problems in adolescents due to excess of internet use.
Conclusion: The result of this study also reinforces the fact of the harmful effects of extreme use of the Internet not only for physical and musculoskeletal but also for psychosocial well-beings.