Internet Usage and Different Domains of Lifestyle of University Students in Relation to Their Sex Differences

Abstract

The present study was specifically targeted to determine the effect of Internet-use and Internet Non-use on the Lifestyle of university students with special reference to their gender difference. Sample of 600 (300 Internet-users and 300 Internet-Non-users) university students was taken randomly from University of Kashmir (J&K), India. Lifestyle Scale by S. K. Bawa and S. Kaur was used to collect the data. Besides, Information Blank developed by the investigators was used to ascertain the Internet-users and Non-users. The data was subjected to statistical analysis by computing Mean, S.D. and test of significance. The results concluded that Internet-users and non-users differ significantly in lifestyle. Internet-users were found better in lifestyle status. The difference between the Internet-user group of subjects found significantly different on gender but the difference between the Internet Non-users group on the gender could not be established.

Keywords: Lifestyle; Internet-usage; Domains; Lifestyle; University Students; Sex.