Personality Correlates, Emotional Intelligenc...

Personality Correlates, Emotional Intelligence among Late Adolescents with Internet Addiction

Author Name : Akash Singh Pawar, Dr. Ritu sharma, Dr. S.Z.H. Zaidi, Mrs Anshuma Dubey, Tanmay Prabhakar Shende, Swastik Niranjan Sahoo

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Aim: Present research was conducted to study the Personality Correlates, Emotional Intelligence among  Late  Adolescents  with  Internet  Addiction 

Method:  30  samples  who  have  moderate  to severe  internet  addiction,  between age  group  17 to  22 of mixed  gender  with  higher  secondary education were selected using Purposive Sampling technique from reputed university of India, Lucknow. They were screened through Internet Addiction Test developed by Dr. Kimberley Young in 1998. Samples   with   IAT   scores   below   average,   having   learning   disability   or   any   kind   of psychopathology were excluded from the study. Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire (16PF) developed   by   Raymond   B.   Catell   in   1949   and   Multidimensional   Self-Report   Emotional Intelligence   Scale-Revised   (MSREIS-R)   developed   by   Pandey  and   Anand   in   2008  were administered to assess the personality correlates and emotional intelligence among late adolescents with internet addiction.

Results: Participants with IA showed higher  frequencies of personality disorders (29.6%) compared to those without IA (9.3%; p < .001). In males with IA, Cluster C personality  disorders  were  more  prevalent  than  among  non-addicted  males.  Compared  to participants who had IA only, lower rates of remission of IA were found among participants with IA  and  additional  cluster   B   personality  disorder.   Personality  disorders  were  significantly associated with IA in multivariate analysis.  Discussion and conclusion: Comorbidity of IA and personality disorders  along  with emotional  intelligence.  Must  be  considered  in  prevention and treatment

Keywords – Late Adolescents, Personality Correlates, Internet Addiction, Emotional Intelligence