Abstract

• Using survey method, a total of 2612 university students were selected by multistage sampling technique. Instruments were Internet Addiction Test (IAT) developed by Young (1989) and Student Stress Inventory (SSI) developed by Mohamed Arip, Kamaruaman, Roslan, Ahmad and Rahman (2015). It was found that Myanmar university students’ predominant time for internet usage is night and the most widely used social network is Facebook. Descriptive statistics showed that internet addiction prevalence of Myanmar university students is 28% and stress level is mind. The result of independent sample t test showed that internet addiction of Myanmar university students was significantly different by gender, living in dormitory and level of education. Correlation analysis showed that stress and internet addiction was significantly correlated in positive direction. The higher stress they experience, the more internet addiction they may encounter. Therefore, it is hoped that the current study will support to the Myanmar university learning environment by providing the basic information of some risk and protective factors influencing internet addiction prevalence.