Effect of Online Shopping Addiction on Mental Illness among Youth

Exploring the Impact of Online Shopping Addiction on Mental Health among Youth

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.