Abstract
The objective of this study is to examine the prevalence of internet addiction in urban secondary schools and the impact on school discipline problems and academic performance. A qualitative research design was used to identify internet addiction through a non-verbal projective test. Purposive sampling was used to select ten F4 students as respondents. The respondents had to own smart handphones or laptops and must have access to the internet. The non-verbal projective test used was Loganathan and Sivakumar’s Baum Test (LSBT). LSBT required the respondents to draw four fruit-bearing trees and the drawings were interpreted by using hermeneutic science. The findings of the LSBT showed 90% of the respondents had mild to severe internet addiction. The LSBT projective test provided more in-depth information as it accesses the unconscious mind. In addition, the respondents have no control over their tree drawings as their unconscious mind is being projected on the paper. In conclusion,.....