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A cross sectional study to assess the prevalence of internet addiction and its relationship with personality traits in retirees in an urban field practice area of a medical college in Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Bhuvanesh Aravindh, N. B. Swetha, P. Sujitha · Discover Public Health · June 2026

Aravindh et al. (2026) surveyed 260 retired older adults in Chennai, India, finding that roughly one-third showed problematic or at-risk internet use. Among Big Five traits, conscientiousness was negatively associated with internet addiction while neuroticism and openness were positively associated; extraversion and agreeableness showed no significant links. Younger age, higher education, and prior government employment were also independent predictors of problematic use.