UNPLUGGING THE WEB: INVESTIGATING THE IMPACT OF INTERNET ADDICTION AND ACADEMIC STRESS ON SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
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https://doi.org/10.7492/46e9s113Keywords:
Academic Performance, Academic Stress, Internet Addiction, Secondary School StudentsAbstract
The study aimed at investigating the internet addition & academic stress as determinants of academic performance among sec. school students. 700 Sec. School Students (345 Males & 355 Females) of 9th class was selected (by multistage random technique) from C.B.S.E. affiliated schools of Rohtak and Sonepat districts of Haryana State. In order to assess the Academic performance, the researcher had gathered data from school examination record of the respective schools. Internet Addiction Scale by Gulati, Kurisunkal & Bakliwal (2021) and Scale for Assessing Academic Stress (SAAS) by Sinha, (2014) were used to collect the data. Outcome of the investigation revealed that female students score better in academics than male students. Compared to male students, female students had a greater online addiction. Additionally, compared to male students, female students were reported to have higher level of academic stress. It was also found that internet addiction & academic stress both variables were negatively but significantly correlated with academic performance.
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