A Comparative Study of Uses of the Internet among College Students with and without Internet Addiction

2009 ◽  
Vol 105 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 1103-1112 ◽  
Author(s):  
Şahin Kesici ◽  
İsmail Şahin
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Comparative Study ◽  
Internet Addiction ◽  
Effect Sizes ◽  
Group Differences ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Social Functions ◽  
Important Group

The current study examined uses of the Internet among college students classified as addicted to the Internet or not. Data were gathered from 384 college students. Students classified as Internet Addicted used the Internet more for social functions, leisure functions, and virtual emotional functions, when compared to students considered as Internet Nonaddicted. Effect sizes were large, indicating important group differences in uses of the Internet.

Stability of Implicit Self-Esteem Among Internetaddicted College Students in China

2017 ◽  
Vol 45 (2) ◽  
pp. 339-352 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lingbo Zhao ◽  
Xianglian Yu ◽  
Lixian Zhang ◽  
Zhihong Ren
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Internet Addiction ◽  
Positive Feedback ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Group Differences ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Long Term Stability ◽  
The Stability

We explored the stability of, and between-group differences in, the implicit self-esteem of Internet-addicted and Internet-nonaddicted college students in China. Internet addiction was assessed using Young's Internet Addiction Scale and the participants comprised 52 Internet addicts (26 men, 26 women) and 52 Internet nonaddicts (26 men, 26 women). We then used the Implicit Association Test to assess levels of implicit self-esteem, employing a 2 (addiction, nonaddiction) × 2 (positive feedback, negative feedback) between-subjects factorial design. The pretest implicit self-esteem level of the Internet-addicted group was significantly higher than that of the control group; however, the implicit self-esteem levels of both groups were unstable. Positive feedback did not change the level of implicit self-esteem of the Internet addiction group. In future studies researchers need to pay more attention to the measurement of implicit self-esteem, long-term stability, and addiction to online games.

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.

scholarly journals Reliability and Validity of the Korean Version of the Internet Addiction Test among College Students

2013 ◽  
Vol 28 (5) ◽  
pp. 763 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kounseok Lee ◽  
Hye-Kyung Lee ◽  
Hyunsu Gyeong ◽  
Byeongkwan Yu ◽  
Yul-Mai Song ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Internet Addiction ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Korean Version

scholarly journals Assessing the psychometric properties of the Internet Addiction Test (IAT) in US college students

2012 ◽  
Vol 196 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 296-301 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lauren A. Jelenchick ◽  
Tara Becker ◽  
Megan A. Moreno
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Internet Addiction ◽  
The Internet

scholarly journals Perceived Stress and Internet Addiction Among Chinese College Students: Mediating Effect of Procrastination and Moderating Effect of Flow

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhun Gong ◽  
Liyun Wang ◽  
Haijiao Wang
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Perceived Stress ◽  
Internet Addiction ◽  
Study Data ◽  
Moderating Effect ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Chinese College Students ◽  
Relationship Structure

Perceived stress, Internet addiction and procrastination are common issues among college students. Based on the Compensatory Internet Use (CIU) model and emotion regulation theory, this study aims to explore two possible mechanisms for the connection between perceived stress and Internet addiction: mediating effect of procrastination and moderating effect of flow experience on the Internet. Cross-sectional design and questionnaire survey were used in this study. Data were collected from 446 college students who voluntarily completed self-reporting of perceived stress, internet addiction, procrastination and flow. Potential relationship structure and moderation model between variables was calculated during the process. The results revealed that there were significant associations among perceived stress, Internet addiction, procrastination and flow. The results also showed that procrastination plays a mediating role between perceptual stress and Internet addiction, flow plays a moderating role between them. The results emphasized the importance of the intention behind college students’ overuse of the Internet. These results also provided a perspective of finding the possible causes of Internet addiction in college students, that is, individuals use the Internet to avoid stress and procrastinate, and the mobile experience on the Internet also affects the process.

scholarly journals The analysis of psychological aspects of online education: Depression and happiness and their relationship with college students’ academic achievement

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Atefeh Avaznia ◽  
Hamid Reza Shoraka ◽  
Esmat Nouhi
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Online Education ◽  
Internet Addiction ◽  
Significant Relationship ◽  
Psychological Aspects ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Multivariate Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Internet And Social Media

Abstract Background: Physical and psychological problems faced by college students during the COVID-19 pandemic and via online education can be investigated and prevented. Internet addiction, especially in online education, affects the student's academic and social life. This study aimed to explore the psychological aspects of depression and happiness due to Internet addiction and their relationships with students' academic achievement. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 510 students who were studying at Kerman University of Medical Sciences in 2019. The students were selected using multi-stage cluster sampling. The instruments used to collect the data were three standard questionnaires and a data collection form. The collected were analyzed statistically with SPSS software (version 22). Results: The mean score of Internet addiction was 36.73±18. Overall, 140 students (27.4%) were at the pre-addiction stage and 19 students (3.7%) were severely dependent on the Internet and social media. Internet addiction had a significant correlation with depression and happiness. However, no significant relationship was observed between Internet addiction and academic achievement. The results of multivariate linear regression analysis showed that Internet addiction was significantly correlated with the students’ age (P = 0.047), marital status (P = 0.001), and academic level (P = 0.002). Conclusion: The results of this study suggested approximately one-third of students were dependent on the Internet and social media or were about to become addicted. The results also confirmed the link between Internet addiction with depression and happiness in the students. Thus, Internet addiction showed a negative correlation with happiness but a positive correlation with addiction and depression. However, no significant relationship was observed between Internet addiction and academic achievement. Although the use of online education is a complementary and effective educational technique, it should be carefully managed in educational programs.

scholarly journals Prevalence and associated factors of Internet addiction among college students using smartphone in Tamil Nadu -A Cross-Sectional Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (9) ◽  
pp. 4525
Author(s):  
Mariavinifa X. ◽  
Govindarajan P. K. ◽  
John William A. Felix
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Internet Addiction ◽  
Associated Factors ◽  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Major Public Health Problem ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional

Background: There has been rapid growth on the internet not only in India, but also in worldwide. It is a major public health problem affecting an enormous number of individuals. The objective of the present study was to determine the prevalence of Internet addiction and its associated factors among college students using smartphone in Tamil Nadu.Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted in Annamalai University from October 2019 to October 2020.A total of five hundred students from various streams (medicine, dental, bachelor of physiotherapy, engineering, arts and science) were selected conveniently and a self-administered questionnaire was used to collect data. A questionnaire consisting of socio-demographic data, questions on internet usage and Young's internet addiction test were used to gather data. Descriptive Statistics was defined in terms of percentage and frequency. Inferential statistics was analysed with Chi-Square test.Results: Out of the five hundred students, 45.4% were males, 54.6 % were females .The users were divided into groups, 38.8 % as normal users, 37% as mild addicts, 21% as moderate addicts, 3.2% as severe addicts. Thus overall prevalence of internet addiction was 61.2%. Degree of internet addiction was significantly associated with age, time spent daily on the internet and using internet for social media, online communications and playing online games.Conclusions: The present study showed a prevalence of internet addiction is high among college students. Therefore, it’s essential to make awareness among the students to enhance their quality of life through the prevention of addictive usage of the internet.  

Internet Addiction as a Behavioral Addiction

2022 ◽  
pp. 352-373
Author(s):  
Emre Kol ◽  
Seda Topgul
Keyword(s):  
Internet Addiction ◽  
Computer Games ◽  
Behavioral Pattern ◽  
Social Consequences ◽  
Behavioral Addiction ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Important Group ◽  
Cyber Violence ◽  
Computer Addiction ◽  
Use Of The Internet

Taking into consideration the gradually widespread use of the internet, children are thought to be an important group both in terms of the time they spend on the internet and the dangers they will be exposed to in the virtual world. Internet addiction is essentially a type of behavioral addiction, characterized by a certain behavioral pattern, which is confronted with both physical, psychological, and social consequences. The research aims to establish a correlation between children's addiction to computer games with the cyber violence that they may be exposed to base on this addiction. For this reason, this study is a systematic review that aims to examine the effects of computer addiction as a subtype of internet addiction, which is a type of behavioral addiction, on children and its relationship with cyber violence. The research significantly contributes to the literature by revealing the effects of COVID-19 on children's addiction to computer games and the correlation of children's addiction to computer games with cyber violence.

scholarly journals Validation and psychometric analysis of the Internet Addiction Test in Spanish among college students

2015 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tania Fernández-Villa ◽  
Antonio J. Molina ◽  
Miguel García-Martín ◽  
Javier Llorca ◽  
Miguel Delgado-Rodríguez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Internet Addiction ◽  
Psychometric Analysis ◽  
The Internet

scholarly journals A cross sectional study of prevalence of internet addiction and its association with mental health among college going students in Nagpur city

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 1658
Author(s):  
Prashant Bagdey ◽  
Hemant Adikane ◽  
Uday Narlawar ◽  
Dadasaheb Dhage ◽  
Kishor Surwase ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
College Students ◽  
Internet Addiction ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
College Going

Background: The Internet has become an integral part of life. India is the third largest country in the world next to china and United States in respect of the number of internet users. Adolescents usually have poorer self- control, worse self-regulation, and poorer cognition as compared to adults and are considered the most vulnerable group to the temptations of the internet. Objective of the study was to understand the patterns, preferred use of internet, prevalence Internet addiction and its effect on their mental health status among college students in Nagpur.Methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out in different colleges across in the Nagpur corporation during the period Dec 2016 to May 2017. Pre-validated, pre-tested, structured questionnaire was developed. Young’s 20-item scale for Internet addiction (YIAT) was applied to qualify for the prevalence of Internet addiction. The 12-item General Health Questionnaire has excellent psychometric properties as a screening instrument for psychiatric disorders in nonclinical settings.Results: This study of college students aged 17-25 years with marginally high male representation (51.92%), identified 30.69%, 26.60% and 0.26% students with mild, moderate and severe Internet addiction respectively. Those who are having internet addiction are two times at a risk of having poor mental health (OR = 2.28, p = 0.01).Conclusions: Disproportionate Internet use is an evolving issue among college going students as our study have highlighted that excessive use of the Internet undesirably affects one’s physical and mental health and social well-being. 

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