Mobile and Internet Addiction among Urban Respondents
Preeti . *
Department of Extension Education and Communication Management, I. C. College of Home Science, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar 125004, Haryana, India
Sushma Kaushik
Department of Extension Education and Communication Management, I. C. College of Home Science, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar 125004, Haryana, India
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Abstract
This study was done in Hisar city of Haryana state in India. Data were collected from 160 urban respondents of different age groups. Majority of respondents check their mobile phone within every five minutes (36.2%) followed by every notification (31.2%) and within every half an hour (18.7%). The overall scores indicate that respondents from 16-30 years and >30-45 years had a high addiction of smartphone while the other two groups had medium addiction by overall weighted mean score.
Keywords: Mobile, internet, addiction, intergeneration, frequency and opinion