The Study of the Relationship Between Internet Addiction and Depression Amongst Students of University of Namibia

2017 ◽  
pp. 531-538
Author(s):  
Poonam Dhaka ◽  
Atty Mwafufya ◽  
Hilma Mbandeka ◽  
Iani de Kock ◽  
Manfred Janik ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Internet Addiction ◽  
The Relationship

Relationship between psychological suzhi and internet addiction among chinese college students

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuan-yan Hu ◽  
Peng Wang ◽  
Xin-qiang Wang ◽  
Tian-qiang Hu
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Internet Addiction ◽  
North China ◽  
Southwest China ◽  
Significant Negative Correlation ◽  
Hierarchical Regression ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Chinese College Students ◽  
College Sample ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose Despite concerns about the effect of internet addiction, little is known about how psychological suzhi impacts the internet addiction of college students. This paper aims to investigate the relationship between psychological suzhi and internet addiction among college students. Design/methodology/approach Using the college student psychological suzhi scale and internet addiction test, 2,070 college students from 11 universities in North China, East China, South China and Southwest China were tested. Findings The detection rate of internet addiction in this college sample of students was 18.8%. There was a significant negative correlation between students’ psychological suzhi and internet addiction (r = −0.408, p < 0.01). Hierarchical regression analysis showed that adaptability and individuality in psychological suzhi significantly negatively predicted college students’ internet addiction tendency (p < 0.001). Originality/value This study is the first to show a relationship between psychological suzhi and internet addiction in college students. In detail, the adaptability and individuality of college students’ psychological suzhi are protective factors related to internet addiction. The results also suggested that the authors can prevent and intervene in internet addiction by modifying college students’ adaptability and individuality.

scholarly journals Relationship between Internet addictions and academic performance among Afghan universities students

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 49-56 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hassan Rahnaward Ghulami ◽  
Mohd Rashid Ab Hamid ◽  
Mohd Reza Ibrahim ◽  
Ali Hikmat ◽  
Hussein Aziz
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
Internet Addiction ◽  
Statistical Significance ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Demographic Characteristics ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Academic Activities ◽  
Undergraduate University Students ◽  
Performance Results ◽  
The Relationship

This study evaluates the relationship between Internet addiction and academic performance among students of eight Afghan universities. The differences between internet addiction in terms of gender was also identified. The survey/research method adopted the Internet Addiction Test (IAT) based on Young’s survey applied with some modifications. From 1000 distributed questionnaires only 976 participants (358 females, and 618 males) were responded completely. The descriptive analysis was used to identify the demographic characteristics of student’s Internet usage profile. The independents sample t-test was performed to determine the differences in the level of Internet addiction in terms of gender. Statistical significance was set at a value of p <0.01. Likewise, the correlation test was implemented to identify the relationship between Internet addiction and academic performance, with referencing of sample. The results indicated that statistically there is a significant correlation among Internet addiction and academic performance. Results also indicated that statistically there were significant differences between Internet addictions in terms of demographic characteristics. This study suggests that future researchers need to work on large sample while conducting the related research. It emphasizes that students should concentrate more on their academic activities than spending time on unnecessary Internet surfing. Findings also revealed that, in Afghanistan the problem of Internet addiction is not a serious challenge, but this information should be disseminated among undergraduate university students to stop the indulgent in using the Internet.

scholarly journals The Relationship Between Emotional Intelligence and Internet Addiction Among Youth and Adults

2018 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 13-22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jorge Saraiva ◽  
Graça Esgalhado ◽  
Henrique Pereira ◽  
Samuel Monteiro ◽  
Rosa Marina Afonso ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Intelligence ◽  
Internet Addiction ◽  
The Relationship

scholarly journals Childhood trauma and suicidal ideation among Chinese university students: the mediating effect of Internet addiction and school bullying victimisation

2020 ◽  
Vol 29 ◽  
Author(s):  
Li Lu ◽  
ShengYan Jian ◽  
Min Dong ◽  
Jie Gao ◽  
TianTian Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Suicidal Ideation ◽  
University Students ◽  
Childhood Trauma ◽  
Internet Addiction ◽  
School Bullying ◽  
Chinese University ◽  
Chinese University Students ◽  
Bullying Victimisation ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract Aims The factors associated with suicidal ideation among adolescents have been extensively characterised, but the mechanisms underlying the complexities of the relationship between experiences of childhood trauma and suicidal ideation have been less studied. This study examined the direct effect of childhood trauma on suicidal ideation on the one hand and whether school bullying victimisation and Internet addiction mediate the association between childhood trauma and suicidal ideation on the other hand. Methods This school-based mental health survey was carried out in Qinghai Province in Northwest China in December 2019. We employed standardised questionnaires to collect sociodemographic and target mental health outcomes. Hierarchical multiple logistic regression and structural equation modelling were performed for the data analyses. Results This study included 5864 university students. The prevalence of lifetime suicidal ideation and Internet addiction were 34.7% and 21.4%, respectively. Overall, 16.4% and 11.4% of participants reported experiences of childhood trauma and school bullying victimisation, respectively. There were direct effects of childhood trauma, school bullying victimisation and Internet addiction on suicidal ideation. The total effect of childhood trauma on suicidal ideation was 0.201 (p < 0.001). School bullying victimisation and Internet addiction mediated the relationship between childhood trauma and suicidal ideation. Internet addiction played a mediating role between school bullying and suicidal ideation. Conclusions Childhood trauma had both direct and indirect effects on suicidal ideation; these effects were mediated by school bullying victimisation and Internet addiction in Chinese university students. Elucidating these relationships will therefore be useful in developing and implementing more targeted interventions and strategies to improve the mental well-being of Chinese university students.

Personality traits and internet addiction among selected financial institution employees

2019 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 260-271 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ainin Sulaiman ◽  
Kay Yin Shin ◽  
Nina Rofaie
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Internet Addiction ◽  
Financial Institution ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Psychological Disorder ◽  
Local Context ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Measurement Tools ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between personality traits and internet addiction behavior. Within the same industry background, job satisfaction was measured to test whether there is any mediating effect toward the relationship between personality traits and internet behavior. Design/methodology/approach A sample of 271 employees from financial institutions was selected, and IBM SPSS was used to perform descriptive statistic, correlation analysis and partial regression analysis, to test out three main hypotheses developed in this study. Findings The results indicate that personality traits, namely, agreeableness and emotional stability are negatively related to internet addiction behavior. However, job satisfaction does not mediate the influence of personality traits toward internet addiction behavior, even though the results indicated personality traits, namely, agreeableness, conscientiousness and emotion stability are positively related to job satisfaction. Research limitations/implications The main implication includes better understanding on internet addiction behavior in local context and to predict internet addiction behavior through personality traits for better outcome of awareness and prevention toward this psychological disorder. Originality/value The study contributes in understanding internet addiction behavior in Malaysia occupational context, as most of the local researches focused in validation of measurement tools. Hence, the finding provides an empirical evidence for organizational psychology study in recognition of internet addiction as part of occupational hazards.

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