# Yarı kentsel Hindistan'daki tıp öğrencilerinde problemli internet kullanımı, internet kullanım örüntüleri ve genel benlik değeri (Problematic internet use, internet use patterns, and global self-worth among medical students in semi-urban India) - URL: https://alisanburak.com/en/wcp-2026-posterler/ev0032 - Language: en - Last updated: not specified - Page title: Yarı kentsel Hindistan'daki tıp öğrencilerinde problemli internet kullanımı, internet kullanım örüntüleri ve genel benlik değeri (Problematic internet use, internet use patterns, and global self-worth among medical students in semi-urban India) | WCP 2026 Summary > Problematic internet use was identified in 78% of medical students. Although no association with sex or age was found, late-night use and weekend social networ… This page was translated automatically from Turkish. [Read the original](https://alisanburak.com/wcp-2026-posterler/ev0032) This page is an AI-assisted Turkish summary of the study presented at the 26th World Congress of Psychiatry. The study belongs to the presenting authors; please refer to the original source when citing it. EV0032 E-PosterAddictionCross-sectional study # Yarı kentsel Hindistan'daki tıp öğrencilerinde problemli internet kullanımı, internet kullanım örüntüleri ve genel benlik değeri (Problematic internet use, internet use patterns, and global self-worth among medical students in semi-urban India) PROBLEMATIC INTERNET USE, INTERNET USE PATTERNS AND GLOBAL SELF-WORTH AMONG MEDICAL STUDENTS IN SEMI-URBAN INDIA Presenter: Astha Agarwal Country: India Institution: All India Institute of Medical Sciences Gorakhpur, Department of Psychiatry Problematic internet use was identified in 78% of medical students. Although no association with sex or age was found, late-night use and weekend social networking emerged as key patterns. The aim was to examine the relationship between problematic internet use (PIU), internet use patterns, and global self-worth among medical students in semi-urban India. In a cross-sectional analytical study, 464 medical students aged 18 years or older, from any year of study, attending two tertiary care centers in Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh), completed a sociodemographic questionnaire, the Problematic Internet Use Questionnaire-9 (PIUQ-9), the Inventory of Cognitive Distortions (ICD), and the Self-Perception Profile for Adults (SPPA). The prevalence of PIU was 78% (78.2% in the discussion section); the PIU group included 135 women and 228 men, while the non-PIU group included 48 women and 53 men. No significant association was found with sex (p < 0.60) or age (p < 0.63). The timing of internet use differed significantly between the groups (p < 0.001); 221 participants in the PIU group and 42 in the non-PIU group reported using the internet between 8:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. Total weekday use was 6 hours in the PIU group and 5 hours in the other group. Total duration, entertainment use, and social networking use differed significantly on both weekdays (p < 0.001) and weekends (p < 0.001 and p = 0.001), whereas no difference was found in academic use (weekdays p = 0.43; weekends p = 0.89). Among the predictors of self-worth, physical appearance (β = 0.27; p < 0.001), adequate financial provision (β = 0.27; p < 0.001), intelligence (β = 0.301; p = 0.002), and close relationships (β = 0.223; p = 0.009) were associated with higher self-worth, while weekend social networking use (β = -0.297; p = 0.019) and cognitive distortions (β = -0.010; p = 0.040) were associated with lower self-worth. The authors note that this prevalence of PIU exceeds that reported in the Kolkata (41%) and Calicut (57.4%) cohorts, as well as global meta-analytic estimates (19% to 41%), and suggest that this may be due to the broader cutoff used for the PIUQ-9 (>20), which also captures at-risk users. In conclusion, problematic digital use in demanding educational environments may reflect a maladaptive coping pattern rather than merely recreational behavior, and early identification and supportive psychiatric intervention are recommended. [View the original poster](https://cslide.ctimeetingtech.com/wcp26/attendee/eposter/file/1532) How to cite this study APA 7: Agarwal, A., Prithviraj, M., Tripathi, R., & Singh, S. (2026, September 23-26). Problematic internet use, internet use patterns and global self-worth among medical students in semi-urban india [E-poster]. 26th WPA World Congress of Psychiatry (WCP 2026), Stockholm, Sweden. https://cslide.ctimeetingtech.com/wcp26/attendee/eposter/file/1532 Vancouver: Agarwal A, Prithviraj M, Tripathi R, Singh S. Problematic internet use, internet use patterns and global self-worth among medical students in semi-urban india [e-poster]. 26th WPA World Congress of Psychiatry (WCP 2026); 2026 Sep 23-26; Stockholm, Sweden. 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