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The Relationship Between Internet Addiction, Internet Gaming And Anxiety Among Medical Students In A Malaysian Public University During Covid-19 Pandemic

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dc.contributor.authorNurazah Ismailen_US
dc.contributor.authorAhmad Izzat Bin Ahmad Tajjudinen_US
dc.contributor.authorHafiz Jaafaren_US
dc.contributor.authorNik Ruzyanei Nik Jaafaren_US
dc.contributor.authorAzlin Baharudinen_US
dc.contributor.authorNormala Ibrahimen_US
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-27T14:55:28Z
dc.date.available2024-05-27T14:55:28Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.date.submitted2021-11-18
dc.description.abstractThe internet has become an important medium for learning and communication during the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly for university students. Nevertheless, an increase in internet usage could predispose people to internet addiction (IA) and internet gaming (IG). Equally, there is concern that anxiety levels have increased during the pandemic. The aim of this study is to determine the prevalence of IA and IG, and their associations with anxiety among medical students during the pandemic. Data were collected during the second wave of the “Conditional Movement Control Order” (CMCO) in Malaysia between 12 November and 10 December 2020. A total of 237 students participated through proportionate stratified random sampling in this cross-sectional study. They completed a set of online questionnaires which consisted of a sociodemographic profile, the Malay version of the internet addiction test (MVIAT), the Malay version of the internet gaming disorder short form (IGDS9-SF) and the Malay version of the depression, anxiety and stress scale (DASS-21). The prevalence of IA and internet gaming disorder (IGD) were 83.5% and 2.5%, respectively. A multiple logistic regression showed that those in pre-clinical years had a greater risk of anxiety than those in clinical years [(AOR) = 2.49, p-value 0.01, 95% CI = 1.22–5.07]. In contrast, those who scored high on IA were protected against anxiety [AOR = 0.100, p-value 0.03, 95% CI = 0.01–0.76)]. In conclusion, IA was highly prevalent during the COVID-19 pandemic and its high usage might serve as a protective factor against anxiety among the medical students in this study sample.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/ijerph182211870
dc.identifier.epage12
dc.identifier.issn1660-4601
dc.identifier.other2165-17
dc.identifier.spage1
dc.identifier.urihttps://oarep.usim.edu.my/handle/123456789/3952
dc.identifier.volume18
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherMDPIen_US
dc.relation.ispartofInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Healthen_US
dc.subjectinternet addiction; internet gaming; medical students; anxiety; COVID-19en_US
dc.titleThe Relationship Between Internet Addiction, Internet Gaming And Anxiety Among Medical Students In A Malaysian Public University During Covid-19 Pandemicen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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