Background: The usage of internet has increased rapidly in recent years, and this has brought about addiction. The negative aspects of internet overuse on young adults, such as sleep deprivation and attention deficits, are being increasingly recognized recently. Purpose: The purpose of current investigation was to examine the influence of Internet Addiction on mental health in college students Method: The sample consisted of (n=120) participants of either sex (Group I, n=74) addicted and (Group II, n=46) Non-addicted age ranging between (18-25) years. The instrument for data collection which was tagged “Internet Addiction Test (IAT) and Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI) was administered to the respondents and used for the study. Results: Analysis of the data indicates that internet addicted participants were more hostile, anxious, suffering with inferiority complex and feeling of dizziness in comparison to other. Conclusion: 62.1% internet addicted participants were found to be more anxious, feeling of tense, restless, nervousness, fatigue compared with nonaddicted participants.
