Moreover, it was found that teenagers who had trouble falling asleep or sustaining sleep were progressively inclined to have an internet addiction, and people who were dependent on the internet had their basic circadian rhythms altered. However, the increasing popularity of smartphones makes the use of a smartphone before sleep has become a habit for students. Therefore, one can tentatively conclude that pathological internet usage can also negatively affect the circadian rhythm causing insomnia and other sleep disturbances. Additionally, internet addiction resulted in the dysfunction of daily activities, including neglect of household chores and reduced productivity. found that spending ample time on internet was associated with poor sleep quality and may further lead to an increase of psychological distress (i.e., stress, anxiety and depression) among young adults. Sleep problems had a clear correlation with mental health, psychiatric illnesses, and disorders related to anxiety and mood.
Thus, prolonged Internet usage may adversely impact both physical and mental health. Indeed, evidence shows that internet addiction was linked to other psychiatric disorders (e.g., attention deficit and hyperactivity and alcohol abuse). One of the maladaptive behaviors is internet addiction (or termed as problematic internet use or pathological internet use with the definition of “excessive or poorly controlled preoccupations, urges or behaviors regarding computer use and internet access that leads to impairment or distress”. Unfortunately, uncontrolled use of internet may lead to maladaptive behaviors. This global digitalization has provided better opportunities for education, communication, banking, businesses, health-seeking, and social interaction. The internet has completely revolutionized the world in the past few decades, with the 21st century witnessing explosive growth in worldwide internet usage. Pakpour, Formal analysis, Methodology, Supervision, Validation, Writing – review & editing Sheikh Shoib, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration,Ĭhung-Ying Lin, Investigation, Methodology, Resources, Supervision, Qirat Akhtar, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration,Īrooj Devi, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration,Īnam Aftab, Project administration, Software, Validation, Wajeeha Aiman, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Shamat Fathi Shamat, Investigation, Methodology, Qudsia Sayyeda, Investigation, Methodology, Validation, Visualization, Maria Abeysekera, Investigation, Methodology, Naira Taiba Fatima, Investigation, Methodology, Muhammad Ahsan Shafiq, Investigation, Methodology, William Xochitun Gopar Franco, Investigation, Methodology, Harshita Chatterjee, Investigation, Methodology, Gautham Lakshmipriya Vetrivendan, Investigation, Methodology, Samiksha Jain, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Mahmoud Mohamed Mohamed Shalaby, Conceptualization, Data curation, Resources,ĭomenico De Berardis, Investigation, Methodology, Summaiya Waheed, Investigation, Methodology, Resources, Software, Rodrigo Ramalho, Formal analysis, Investigation, Resources,Īhsun Rizwan Siddiqi, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Validation, Shahida Perveen, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Software, Hamza Rafique Khan, Conceptualization, Investigation, Methodology, Resources, Irfan Ullah, Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Najma Iqbal Malik, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Muhammad Junaid Tahir, Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis,