Cyberhoarding – A New Concept and Its Recognition: Result from a Survey

Objectives: To assess the presence and severity of cyberhoarding the present study was conducted. Material and Methods: It was an online survey. Apart from basic demographic questions five cyberhoarding related questions whose responses were framed in a 5- points Likert scale was send randomly to1400 adult. Results: Out of 1001 participants, we noted majority (77%) tended to store excessive data, 63.6% had difficulty in deleting these data after their intended use, 79% of participants got anxious about the thought of these data getting erased, and 66.5% had faced some stress/problem in their personal life/work due to digital clutter. Conclusion: Our study showed that the prevalence of digital hoarding behavior was high in our country, and there was a need for further research and development of specific assessment tools for its recognition.