Internet Addiction and its relationship with Emotional Intelligence and Perceived Stress experienced by Young Adults

Abstract

The aim of this research was to assess Internet addiction and its relationship with Emotional Intelligence and Perceived stress among Young Adults in Bangalore. The study was conducted on a sample of 30 students from various universities across the city of Bangalore. Three scales were used for the purpose of the study, namely the Internet Addiction Test, the Emotional Intelligence Scale and the Perceived Stress Scale. Pearson Product Moment Correlation was employed to study the correation between Internet Addiction and emotional intelligence and between Internet addiction and perceived stress. The results of the study indicated that there is no significant correlation between Internet addiction and emotional intelligence and there is no significant correlation between Internet addiction and perceived stress.