Association between depression, anxiety and loneliness with internet addictions among public university students in Malaysia.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To determine the prevalence of internet addiction and examine its association with psychological factors specifically depression, anxiety and loneliness among Malaysian public university students.

Design

Cross-sectional study.

Setting

All public universities in Malaysia, 20 universities.

Participants

The study included 7278 students from 20 public universities in Malaysia.

Main outcome measures

Statistical analyses were performed usingSTATA V.17 software. Descriptive statistics summarised participants' demographic characteristics, prevalence of internet addiction and psychological distress (depression, anxiety and loneliness). Pearson's correlation was used to assess bivariate relationships between internet addiction and psychological variables

SUBMITTER: Muhamad NA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12778270 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature