Use of Internet and its Addictive risk among Polish students – comparative analysis over a seven-year period

2014 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 53-68 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aleksandra Dembińska ◽  
Dominika Ochnik
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Internet Addiction ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
The Self ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Two Stages ◽  
Use Of Internet

Abstract Our study reveals the psychosocial changes occurring in Polish students on the Internet in the last seven years. The study comprised two stages (2005 and 2012). The analyses indicated that while the Internet’s intense use has lowered, the factors facilitating Internet risk addiction have become more pronounced. Such risk factors are: the manner of using the Internet (entertainment, pornography); relationships in the cyber community; and time spent online (the more time spent, the greater the risk of addiction). The lower the self-esteem the higher the risk of addiction. However, the percentage of people with Internet addiction symptoms has remained static.

Effects of self-concealment and self-esteem on Internet addiction in college students

2021 ◽  
Vol 49 (7) ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Guangya Zhou ◽  
Enguo Wang
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Internet Addiction ◽  
Indirect Effect ◽  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
The Self ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Shed Light

We investigated the relationships between self-concealment, selfesteem, and Internet addiction in college students. Participants (N = 589 undergraduates) completed the Self-Concealment Scale, the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, and the Internet Addiction Diagnostic Questionnaire. Results show that self-esteem partially mediated the positive relationship between self-concealment and Internet addiction. Further, the bootstrapping analysis results reveal that self-concealment had a significant indirect effect via self-esteem on Internet addiction among college students. These findings extend previous studies and shed light on ways to reduce Internet addiction from a positive and meaningful perspective through the effects of self-concealment and selfesteem.

Factors Related to Phone Snubbing Behavior in Emerging Adults

2020 ◽  
pp. 164-187 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martina Benvenuti ◽  
Agata Błachnio ◽  
Aneta Małgorzata Przepiorka ◽  
Vesela Miroslavova Daskalova ◽  
Elvis Mazzoni
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Emerging Adulthood ◽  
Emerging Adults ◽  
Internet Addiction ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Self Control ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Control Scale ◽  
Online Study

Smartphones are a fundamental part of emerging adults' life. The aim of this chapter is to determine which factors play a role in “phubbing” during emerging adulthood as well as to propose and test a model of this phenomenon. We tested a model of relations between phubbing, self-esteem, self-control, well-being, and internet addiction. The following measures were used: the Rosenberg Self Esteem Scale, the Brief Self-Control Scale (BSCS), the Flourishing Scale, the Internet Addiction Scale, and the Phubbing Scale. The participants in the online study were 640 Italian emerging adults (526 females and 114 males), ranging in age from 18 to 29 (M = 21.7, SD = 2.18). The results showed that the model was well fitted, particularly in postulating that a decrease in the level of self-control is related to an increase in Internet addiction, that an increase in Internet addiction increases the probability of phubbing behavior, and that the level of self-esteem and well-being do not affect Internet addiction. Gender differences, in favor of males, occurred only in self-esteem.

scholarly journals THE RELATION BETWEEN INTERNET, DEPRESSION, SELF-ESTEEM AND SOCIAL ATTACHMENT ON COGNITIVE FUNCTION OF HEALTH CARE INDIVIDUALS

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (7) ◽  
pp. 144
Author(s):  
Vikhram Ramasubramanian ◽  
Rajesh Venkataraman ◽  
Raja Soundara Pandian ◽  
Gopal Teli ◽  
Niraj Shrestha
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Cognitive Function ◽  
Internet Addiction ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Depression Score ◽  
Diagnostic Tools ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Social Attachment

Objective: To assess the internet use in health care individuals and its impact on depression, self-esteem and social attachment on cognitive function of health care individuals.Methods: This was a cross-sectional survey which included one hundred and ten healthcare individuals (Physician, Pharmacist, Psychologist, Social worker and Nurses) in this study conducted in Radianz healthcare and research private limited. Young’s internet addiction test and depression score, self-esteem (Rosenberg’s) score and MoCA were used to measure internet addiction and psychological variables. EPI 2012 was used for statistical analysis.Results: Out of 110 individuals, the majority of individuals, depressed individual were more addicted to the internet and found to be significant by using depression score. Relationship between baseline values and follow up values in internet addiction was significant (P=0.07636). After follow up the internet addiction found to be reduced as it was greatly affected in initial survey.Conclusion: This study concluded that there is relationship between the internet addiction and depression, cognitive function and self-steam. The depressed individuals were more addicted to the internet followed by abnormal cognitive function and low self-esteem individuals. Internet addiction may be a relevant clinical construct and early diagnostic tools that needs extensive research even in developing nations to explore the relationship. Depression is greatly associated with the internet addiction so if can we reduce the depression then can be reduced internet addiction.

Depression and internet addiction: Correlation and treatment approaches

2011 ◽  
Vol 26 (S2) ◽  
pp. 2195-2195 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Stojakovic
Keyword(s):  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Side Effects ◽  
Internet Addiction ◽  
Symptom Severity ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Behavioral Characteristics ◽  
Potential Treatment ◽  
Treatment Approaches ◽  
Symptoms Of Depression ◽  
Use Of Internet

IntroductionWith increasing use of Internet in everyday life there is the risk of developing Internet dependency that can be correlated with depression. Is the internet an antidepressant or Internet addiction often causes mood-altering side effects?ObjectivesThe focus is to examine correlation between depression and Internet addiction, as well as potential treatment approaches.AimsThe aim of the study was to evaluate treatment approaches and the correlation between depression and Internet addiction(IA) by use of Telepsychiatric service.MethodsA total of 100 Bosnian clients were studied. Internet Addiction Test (IAT), Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), and the Zung Depression Inventory (ZDI) was used, by Telepsychiatric service, to assess state measures of symptom severity. First, they were evaluated for their severity of Internet addiction with consideration of their behavioral characteristics and their primary purpose for computer use by IAT. Second, we investigated Depression by Telepsychiatry service with BDI and ZDI scale. Third, we investigated correlations between depression and Internet addiction.ResultsThe symptoms of IA had been founded at 59% and 41% of patients had no IA. Symptoms of depression had been found at 45% patients. Internet addiction was significantly associated with depressive symptoms; IA and depression had been found at 41% patients (P < 0.01).ConclusionsThis study reveals a significant association between Internet addiction and depressive symptoms.

scholarly journals Internet Addiction and Antisocial Internet Behavior of Adolescents

2011 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
pp. 2187-2196 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hing Keung Ma
Keyword(s):  
Social Behavior ◽  
Internet Addiction ◽  
Daily Life ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Illegal Gambling ◽  
Internet Behavior ◽  
The Social ◽  
Illegal Activities ◽  
Use Of Internet ◽  
Moral Implication

Internet addiction and the moral implication of antisocial Internet behavior will be investigated in this paper. More and more people use the Internet in their daily life. Unfortunately the percentage of people who use the internet excessively also increases. The concept of Internet addiction or pathological use of Internet is discussed in detail, and the characteristics of Internet addicts are also delineated. The social (especially the antisocial) use of Internet is discussed. It is argued that the behavior of Internet use is similar to daily life social behavior. In other words, Internet behavior is a kind of social behavior. Kohlberg's theory of moral development is employed to delineate the moral reasoning of the antisocial Internet behavior. The following behaviors are regarded as antisocial Internet behavior: (1) the use of Internet to carry out illegal activities such as selling faked products or offensive pornographic materials, (2) the use of Internet to bully others (i.e., cyberbullying) such as distributing libelous statements against a certain person, (3) the use of Internet to cheat others, and (4) the use of Internet to do illegal gambling. The characteristics of the moral stages that are associated with these antisocial Internet behaviors are investigated in detail.

scholarly journals Harga Diri dan Adiksi Internet: Tinjauan Meta-Analisis

2019 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 70 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wahyu Rahardjo
Keyword(s):  
Social Relationships ◽  
Internet Addiction ◽  
Deviant Behavior ◽  
Sampling Error ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Analysis Study ◽  
True Correlation

The aim of this meta-analysis study is to figure out the true correlation between self-esteem and internet addiction. This meta-analysis uses 159 studies from 40 scientific articles from the year of 2005-2018 and involved in 120.825 participants. Correction for the two artifacts studied in this meta-analysis first is sampling error, and the second one is measurement error. The results support the hypothesis and show some similar findings whereas the true correlations from the groups confirm previous researches that self-esteem has a negative correlation to internet addiction. The strongest correlation found in adolescence group followed by men and women, all participant, also students and college students groups. However, these findings show that the internet accommodates individuals with negative self-esteem to build online social relationships and fulfilling their communication and pleasure needs and makes them easier committed to deviant behavior such as internet addiction.

scholarly journals Impact of Cyberbullying Behavior on the Self-Esteem among Secondary and Higher Secondary School Students in Punjab, Pakistan

2020 ◽  
Vol V (III) ◽  
pp. 385-395
Author(s):  
Fouzia Perveen ◽  
Asghar Ali ◽  
Muhammad Ramzan
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Total Sample ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Female Students ◽  
The Self ◽  
The Internet ◽  
School Students ◽  
Use Of The Internet ◽  
The Impact

The internet users are more than four billion globally. The fast advancement in electronic technology caused an unpredictable variation in the development of students. The use of the internet has become the backbone of education and communication. The current study sets out to measure the impact of cyberbullying on the selfesteem among secondary and higher secondary school students in nine districts of Punjab, Pakistan were selected. The total sample size comprised of 3236 (1614 male 1622 female) students, and their ages were 13-19 years, recruited through conveniently sampling. Two questionnaires were employed in the present research for the purpose of data collection; Cyberbullying Scale and Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale. The data were analyzed through Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS 23.0). The quantitative results revealed that cyberbullying was significantly (p < .01) positively correlated with self-esteem. Further, linear regression results showed that cyberbullying was a significant impact on self-esteem. Results also showed the comparison between male and female samples for cyberbullying on the self-esteem, and results of the comparison showed that the mean of cyberbullying was selfesteem was significantly higher among female students than male respondents. The limitations of the results are discussed.

Pathological media use within a population of patients with depression

2011 ◽  
Vol 26 (S2) ◽  
pp. 124-124
Author(s):  
A. Vukicevic ◽  
C. Janssen ◽  
I. Putzig ◽  
B.T. te Wildt
Keyword(s):  
Internet Addiction ◽  
Media Use ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Depression And Anxiety ◽  
Depressed Patients ◽  
Pathological Internet Use ◽  
Psychiatric Department ◽  
Use Of Internet ◽  
Depressive Patients

Former studies show that Internet addiction goes along with a high comorbidity rate of depression and anxiety disorders. Since the Internet offers a possibility to attain social contacts safely and anonymously, depressed individuals may be at a higher risk to develop an Internet addiction. Patients with a confirmed diagnosis of depression have been recruited from the psychiatric department of Hanover Medical School. The participants were compared with a control group concerning their media use. The two groups consisted of 25 subjects, each with 56% females and mean ages of 34,4 years (patients) and 32,4 years (controls). The depressed subjects estimate themselves more frequently to be Internet addicted and are significantly (p ≤ 0,05) less satisfied with the quantity of their media consumption. Three of the depressed fulfil the criteria for Internet addiction from Young and Beard and three more hit the softer criteria from Young. The results of the Internet addiction scale (ISS) show one subject with Internet addiction and three at a high risk. The depressed patients scored significantly higher in the ISS (p ≤ 0,01). In total, the examination found six (24%) subjects among the depressed with a problematic or pathological Internet use. For further discussion, it is remarkable that 50% of the depressive patients agreed to the criterion “uses the Internet as a way of escaping from problems or of relieving an unpleasant mood”. This may contribute to the notion, that excessive use of Internet may be interpreted as a potentially pathological compensation of depressed patients’ inner conflicts.

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