Abstract

Objective: To investigate the weariness among undergraduate students at Mosul city's universities related to internet addiction.
Methodology: This descriptive cross-sectional study included 600 students from universities in Mosul city. The study was carried out from 22nd of April 2022 until 25th of May 2022. The tool of study involved the internet addiction test with (20) questions. SPSS version 26 was used to analyze the data.
Results: Majority of students were in the age group 20-24 years. The average hours of internet use were between 5-8. We found that 48.7% students had mild internet addiction and 68.2% had fatigue.
Conclusion: Moderate levels of internet addiction and fatigue were found. A strong link between internet addiction and exhaustion were observed.

Key words: Internet addiction, fatigue, universities students.