Md. Saiful Islam|Md. Safaet Hossain Sujan|Rafia Tasnim|Most. Zannatul Ferdous|Jakir Hossain Bhuiyan Masud|Sourav Kundu|Abu Syed Md. Mosaddek|M. S. K. Choudhuri|Ka?an K?rcaburun|Mark D. Griffiths
Problematic internet use among young and adult population in Bangladesh: Correlates with lifestyle and online activities during the COVID-19 pandemic
Bangladesh Livestock Research Institute|Jahangirnagar University|Jahangirnagar University|Bangladesh Livestock Research Institute|Jahangirnagar University|Bangladesh Livestock Research Institute|Jahangirnagar University|Child Health Research Foundation|Advanced Institute of Industrial Technology|Uttara University|Jahangirnagar University|United States Pharmacopeial Convention|Nottingham Trent University|Nottingham Trent University
although internet use boost individuals quality life various aspects activities internet eg gambling video gaming social media use pornography use etc used coping strategy deal psychological stressors mood states eg fear anxiety depression particularly global covid19 pandemicthe present study assessed problematic internet use piu among bangladeshi youth adults bangladesh examined correlation lifestyle online activities covid19 pandemican online crosssectional survey utilized may june 2020 comprising 13525 bangladeshi individuals 613 male age range 1850 years mean age 237 years recruited various online platforms selfreport survey included questions concerning sociodemographics lifestyle online activities covid19 pandemic well psychometric scales nineitem internet disorder scaleshort form ids9sfutilizing hierarchical regression analysis problematic internet use significantly positively associated younger higher level education living nuclear family engaging less physical exercise avoiding household chores playing online videogames social media use engaging recreational online activitiesexcessive internet use appears commonplace covid19 pandemic period young adults vulnerable problematic internet use