STUDY ON INTERNET ADDICTION AND LONELINESS AMONG COLLEGE STUDENTS

In the present study the investigators attempt to find out the significant relationship if any between Internet addiction and loneliness among the students of Arts and Science and Engineering colleges. The investigators have used the Internet addiction questionnaire and loneliness scale to get the data from the students. The sample consists of 200 college students from two Arts and Science and two Engineering colleges in Aurangabad District. The stratified random sampling technique has been used for collecting data. The major finding of the study reveals that there is a significant relationship between Internet addiction and loneliness among college students.