Effect of Online Shopping Addiction on Mental Illness among Youth
Exploring the Impact of Online Shopping Addiction on Mental Health among Youth
by Dr. Neha Ramnani Bhargava*, Ms. Kiran Gehani Hasija,
- Published in Journal of Advances and Scholarly Researches in Allied Education, E-ISSN: 2230-7540
Volume 16, Issue No. 6, May 2019, Pages 115 - 120 (6)
Published by: Ignited Minds Journals
ABSTRACT
Online shopping addiction is a growing social issue whose prevention, assessment and diagnosis, and treatment are major concern worldwide. It is a process addiction which harms an individual physically and mentally both. This study analysed the relationship of online shopping addiction with mental illness by applying bivartite correlation in SPSS. Based on result it was found to be significant and that there existed positive correlation among the two. Thus, it can be said that online shopping addiction has strong relationship with mental illness, as online shopping addiction increases, mental illness also increases.
KEYWORD
online shopping addiction, mental illness, youth, prevention, assessment, diagnosis, treatment, process addiction, relationship, bivariate correlation, SPSS, positive correlation
