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@article{199355,
        author = {Arvend Singh and Shailendra Kumar Mishra and Kumari khushi and Prashik wankhde},
        title = {Internet Addiction and its Relationship with Mental Health of Management Students in Pune City},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2026},
        volume = {12},
        number = {11},
        pages = {15585-15594},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=199355},
        abstract = {The current study aims to focus on the relationship between internet addiction and mental health among management students of Pune city. A survey was conducted with 400 management students of Pune city. Internet Addiction Test and Depression Anxiety Stress Scales 21-item version were used as tools to conduct the survey. From the survey, it was clearly identified that 90.25% of management students are suffering from internet addiction. In addition, it was clearly identified that there are significant positive correlations between stress, anxiety, depression levels, and internet addiction at p < 0.05.
The current study clearly indicates that the psychological impacts of internet addiction are increasing day by day among management students, and hence awareness should be generated regarding this issue.},
        keywords = {Internet Addiction, Mental Health, Management Students, Psychological Distress, Academic Performance, Pune City.},
        month = {April},
        }