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However, excessive use of the internet, especially social media and gaming, can interfere with day-to-day activities and contribute to mental health conditions, including stress, anxiety, and depression. The main characteristic of internet addiction (IA) is excessive internet use that impairs or distresses a person. The purpose of this research is to determine the prevalence of IA and how it relates to stress, anxiety, and depression in the medical students at a tertiary care institute in Faridabad, Haryana.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Using a Google form survey, 576 medical students participated in a cross-sectional study. The Young Internet Addiction Test (IAT), the Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scales-42 (DASS-42) and sociodemographic data were all included in the study. Chi Square, the Fischer Exact test, the Mann Whitney U test, and independent\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">t<\/jats:italic>\n                      -tests were among the statistical tests used to examine the data using STATA 17. The institute\u2019s ethics committee granted ethical approval.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Participants\u2019 average age was 21.8 years, and 56.9% of them were men. 50.2% of people had IA, of which 35.9% had mild IA, 11.9% moderate, and 2.3% severe. The prevalence of stress, anxiety, and depression among students was 35.1%, 59.2%, and 55.9%, respectively. Multivariable regression analysis indicated a significant association between IA and higher scores on the DASS-42 for depression, anxiety, and stress (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      &lt; 0.001).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Medical students had a significant burden of internet addiction. 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