Internet addiction disorder and its pathogenicity to. Addiction among high school and college students tdolescents and young adults in high school and college face many unique pressures and stressors in their lives. Prevalence and risk factors of internet addiction in high. Internet addiction ia has increasingly been recognized as a serious psychological malady among college students. There is no significant difference in internet addiction among. Causes and effects of internet addiction among students. The last decade has witnessed a large increase in research on the newly emerging mental health problem of internet addiction. The prevalence of internet mild addiction and severe addiction among all the participants was 25. The relationship between alexithymia, anxiety, depression. The relationship between depression and internet addiction. The validated internet addiction test questionnaire was. Hypotheses of the study internet addiction in not a rising problem among the secondary school students. Evaluation of internet addiction and depression among. The purpose of this study is to study the impacts due to internet addiction among malaysian university students.
Internet addiction detection rate among college students. Participants in the study were 600 students ages ranging from to 22. To examine the impact of internet addiction on academic achievement of secondary school children. According to the research, the mean prevalence of internet addiction in chinese college students was 11%. The study indicated that there is a significant relationship. Jun 01, 2016 students need the internet more than other people due to their educational or research needs.
Problematic computer use is a growing social issue which is being debated worldwide. Internet addiction is prevalence among students and. Pdf a study about internet addiction of university students. To study internet dependence among undergraduate students of mgm medical college indore and to determine prevalence of internet addiction disorder among these students. Internet addiction in high school students and its relationship with the symptoms of mental disorders parvaneh mohammadkhani 1, emad alkasir 1, abbas pourshahbaz, fatemeh jafarian dehkordi2, erfan soleimani sefat3 1. Severe psychological depression was reported among 44. A study on internet addiction and its relation to psychopathology and selfesteem among college students manish kumar 1, anwesha mondal 2 1 department of psychiatry, calcutta medical college, kolkata, west bengal, india 2 department of clinical psychology, institute of psychiatry a center of excellence, kolkata, west bengal, india. A number of publications have studied internet addiction among university and college students. Impulsivity has been shown to be associated to addictive behaviors, also to ia. Pdf internet use and addiction among medical students in. Also, the prevalence of ia was significantly higher among male students. The internet is a new tool that is evolving into an essential part of everyday life all over the world and is use increases especially young people. Procedia social and behavioral sciences 82 20 445 a 454 p internet heavy use and addiction among taiwanese college students. This study explored mobile phone addiction among college students.
In fact, internet addiction is not listed among the disorders in the dsmv or fifth addition of the diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders, the criteria for diagnosis and classification of mental disorders. Evaluation of internet addiction and mental health among. This study was conducted with the aim of evaluation of internet addiction and mental health among students of zaums. According to young 1996, computer and internet addiction has negative influences on the peoples family, academic and business lives. The internet addiction and aggression among university students. Internet addiction management among students of ama. Internet addiction and college students itsr wikipository. Since problematic internet use has long been a matter of public concern. Our study involved a total of 505 students from three high schools located in rzeszow n 505 and was carried out by questionnaires, including, among others, the problematic use of the internet pui which is the polish adaptation of kimberly youngs internet addiction test iat cronbachs. May 30, 20 a metaanalysis of internet addiction has noted that high school students and young men are the highrisk groups. The relationship between internet addiction and anxiety. The risky use of new technology among elementary school students.
A model of facebook and facetoface support network influence. The internet itself is a neutral device originally designed to facilitate research among academic and military agencies. International journal of economic sciences and applied research 3 1. Communication competence, social support, and depression among college students. A correlational research design was used in the study by assuming that a relationship could exist between the internet addiction and aggression. Prevalence and factors associated with internet addiction. Addiction among high school and college students sunrise.
This study showed that there were no significant differences in internet addiction between male and female in human sciences students. Methodology the population of present study includes students of masters programs 2012 2014 in university of sargodha. However, the dramatic increase in use the internet among students in last years has led to pathological use internet addiction. This study is descriptive correlation, 408 students 258 males and 150 females were chosen by multi step cluster sampling. Objectives this study aimed to measure the prevalence of internet use and addiction and determine its association with gender, academic performance and health among medical students. Internet use has grown exponentially worldwide to more than 2. The purpose of this study was to evaluate prevalence of internet addiction and its relation with depression and self esteem. Divya rani singh abstract mobile phone usage is so strongly integrated into young peoples behavior that symptoms of behavioral addiction, such as cell phone usage interrupting their day today activities. This study examined the relationships between university students internet addiction and psychopathology in turkey. Among the students in the study group, the level of internet addiction was found to be higher among students with a chronic disease than among those without a chronic disease 452 ozgul orsal et al.
Demographic associations with the phenomenon, using the greek version of youngs internet addiction test christos c. Additionally, it aimed to explore the differences between boys and girls and between children and adolescents for internet addiction. A study was examined the internet addiction between male undergraduate human sciences students of international islam university malaysia iium. Internet addiction is a global phenomenon as the relevant technologies are becoming widely available and accessible globally. To compare the internet addiction on the basis of gender. The relationship between internet addiction and anxiety among. Internet addiction disorder and mental health in adolescents jolly masih1 and rajasekaran rajkumar 2 1erasmus school of economics, erasmus university.
Pdf the risky use of new technology among elementary. There were 300 students, from masters classes, as sample, selected through cluster sampling. Issn 2211 research paper education internet addiction. Sociodemographics of total sample and subsamples of not addicted and addicted students note1. We aimed to assess whether internet addiction ia severity was related to alexithymia scores among high school students, taking into account the role of gender differences and the possible effect of anxiety, depression, and age. Impact of mobile phone addiction on adolescents life. This study was conducted to see not only the prevalence of internet addiction in male and female students, but also to see the relationship between internet addiction and level of anxiety.
This research paper attached hereto, entitle a study of internet addiction among students of sekolah menengah jenis kebangsaan pei yuan, kampar prepared and submitted by yong shu qin in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the bachelor of social science hons psychology is hereby accepted. Abstract this paper presents empirical qualitative results of internet heavyuse and addiction among some college students in taiwan. An investigation of high school students online game. Parental problem drinking was also associated with internet addiction through anxiety, depression, and aggression for boys and through. Evaluation of internet addiction in a group of high school. It offers indepth, online interviews of studentsubjects in order to facilitate an interdisciplinary. The objective of this study was to investigate not only the prevalence of internet addiction among the male and female students in the university of sargodha but also the relationship between internet addiction and anxiety level of students. The objective of the study was to see whether social media addiction existed among students and the extent to which they were addicted if in fact the phenomenon existed. Research methodology used in this study was by distributing survey questions to 653 university students from five different universities in malaysia. Coupled with an underdeveloped frontal lobe, the region of the brain responsible for impulse control, decisionmaking, and mood regulation, these particular age groups may be prone to. In this study, 60 subjects 30 boys and 30 girls who fulfilled the exclusion and inclusion criteria were selected purposively for the study. Crosssectional studies on internet addiction ia have been reported but causality is often unclear.
Dimensions of social media addiction among university. How did these undergraduate students become addicted to online games. Mar 30, 2012 international journal of economic sciences and applied research 3 1. Social and psychological correlates of internet use among college students this study examines the relationship between frequency of internet use and types of use and several social and psychological variables, alcohol and drug use, and academic achievement among 215 students at an urban, commuter university. Internet addiction, academic performance and personality traits. Two hundred students from the four colleges of the university of ghana were sampled for this study. Internet addiction disorder iad ruins lives by causing neurological complications, psychological disturbances, and social problems.
The prevalence of drug use among university students in st. Given the rising internet addiction rates among college students in china, effective and. What is the relationship between internet addiction and anxiety level among students. Internet addiction is prevalence among students and need remedial and hygienic considerations. Besides that, less than 25% of females are addicted to the internet and more than 50% of male students are addicted.
Prevalence of internet addiction the prevalence of internet addiction is shown in table 3. The results show that drug use among students in russia still remains relatively rare and episodic. When students grades drop because of an excessive amount of time spent surfing the web or when students avoid early morning classes because they have not gotten enough sleep, this behavior becomes invasive and. Internet addiction is a kind of consumer behavior that has attracted the attention of many studies.
In this study we identified how many college students are poised on different stages of internet addiction and to what degree internet addiction impacts their academic success. While most existing literature on internet addiction is uscentric, this study focuses on internet addiction among university students in. Online activities, prevalence of internet addiction and. The aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between the internet addiction and aggression among university students comprehensively. Relationship to communication and selfconcept megan sponcil youngstown state university priscilla gitimu youngstown state university abstract the purpose of this study was to examine social media use among college students and how it affects communication with others, and college students selfconcept.
Epidemiology of internet behaviors and addiction among adolescents in six asian countries kwokkei mak, phd,1 chingman lai, mphil,2 hiroko watanabe, phd,3 dongil kim, phd,4 norharlina bahar, mmed psych,5 milen ramos, phd,6 kimberly s. There was no significant difference between the informationseeking behavior of the male and female respondents. These studies were undertaken using varying instruments, and show that 810% of college students have internet dependence. College students heavy internet use shares symptoms of addiction.
We think that findings of our study will be useful to understand characteristics about internet addiction among high school students living in a big urban center in turkey, to determine precautionary measures in this field and to increase awareness about internet addiction. They have attempted to show there can be negative effect of internet use on these students, which may cause the students to become addicted and to digress from their educational studies. Apr 17, 2017 internet use has global influences on all aspects of life and has become a growing concern. These results are comparable with the rates of 17% and 2% reported in europe durkee et al. A respondent is classified as addicted user when he or she scored on the aicas. The prevalence in this student sample appears to be situated on the rather conservative end of internet addiction estimates in students from a variety of countries that range from 0. The sociodemographic characteristics of the respondents. Social and psychological correlates of internet use among. The overall goal is to determine what causes students to become addicted to computer games, while trying to understand more about the social norms and daily habits of computer game addicts. However, its immense propagation, mainly within specific population groups like young people, contributed to internet addiction of young people, which. Impact on students internet addiction, similar to other substance and behavior addictions, has. Causes and effects of internet addiction among students essay.
Department of clinical psychology, university of social welfare and rehabilitation sciences, tehran, iran. Todays world is a technology driven world, where all the people are linked to the use of internet in one way or the other. We investigated incidence and predictors of ia conversion among secondary school students. Incidence and predictive factors of internet addiction among. Paralleling the rapid growth in internet access is a rise in internet addiction, especially among adolescents, gaining increased attention from the popular media, government authorities, and researchers. Findings revealed that while there was a significant positive relationship between depression and internet addiction, no relations have been found between selfesteem and internet addiction. Internet addiction and relationships with insomnia.
The prevalence of internet addiction among university. In accordance with the findings of this study, the prevalence of ia was 27. A descriptive study to assess the level of internet. The study revealed that internet addiction among malaysian youth is at high risk and age range of 18 to 25 is found to be susceptible to internet addiction. College students are most vulnerable to internet addiction because of increased dependency on the internet in. The effect of internet addiction includes the impairment of academic performance, psychological wellbeing, and interaction with peers and family members. The very high estimate of nearly 20% in niemz et al. After developing a good report with the subjects, mobile phone addiction scale was administered on them. Prevalence and factors associated with internet addiction among medical students a crosssectional study in malaysia med j malaysia vol 72 no 1 february 2017 9 table i. Relationship between internet addiction and academic. It is known that internet also causes problems in interpersonal relationships. Selfesteem, daily internet use and social media addiction. Surveys in the united states and europe have indicated alarming prevalence rates between 1. Introduction internet is becoming a widely accepted channel for.
Is the rate of internet addiction and its relation with anxiety different for male and female students. Based on the above findings, some suggestions were proposed as a reference for practical applications and future research. This study aimed to examine social media addiction in a sample of university students. The study was based on data drawn from a national survey of university students in turkey. However, % of the students were exposed to the internet addiction and only 0. Khazaee 2 1 department of clinical psychology, shahid beheshti university of medical sciences, tehran, iran 2 department of psychology, birjand branch, islamic azad university, birjand, iran email. Apr 15, 2014 the aim of the present study was to assess the prevalence of internet addiction ia in a sample of italian high school students accounting for age, gender, place of residence, and kind of internet activity. The study assessed the level of internet addiction exists among students of ama computer colleges in region iii, philippines and identified internet addiction management practices as strategies to address the problem, to lessen if not to eliminate, to prevent or cure level of internet addiction that exists. Based on the findings, there was no sign of internet addiction among the 86. The influence of internet usage on students academic.
The tools of measurement were the young internet addiction, cooper. The results obtained have shown that student interest in university among final year students of the faculty of information management is the most effective factor in. Kiohos3 abstract internet addiction ia is a new disorder described in 1996 by the psychologist. Internet addiction syndrome 7, and the situation becomes more and more perilous with the development of the social media and the mobile technology that enhances it. How some people have come to use this medium, however, has created a stir among the mental health community by great discussion of internet addiction. Epidemiology of internet behaviors and addiction among.
This study is a preliminary investigation of the extent of internet addiction in a management institute in india, where sampled were 300 students first, second and third years students. Dec 18, 20 college students heavy internet use shares symptoms of addiction. Factor analysis of the selfreport data showed that social media addiction has three. Methods this crosssectional study was conducted between december 2017 and april 2018 at the college of medicine, qassim university, buraydah, saudi arabia. Boys 16% have a higher rate of internet addiction than girls 8%. Encephalos 49, 6772, 2012 summary the technological development of internet was designed to promote research and communication among technological institutions as well as military services. Surveys in the united states and europe have indicated alarming prevalence rates. The rate and type of the internet use may affect their informationseeking behavior too. Methodology the population of present study includes students of masters programs 2012 2014 in university of. Sharma a, sahu r, kasar pk, sharma r 2014 internet addiction among professional courses students. Ho, frcpc,8 narae aum, ma,9 and cecilia cheng, phd1 abstract.
Male students had higher internet addiction than female ones. A correlational study among female university students article pdf available in international journal of learning technology 122. Encephalos 49, 6772, 2012 adolescents and internet addiction. This study aims to investigate the effect of the internet addiction on the informationseeking behavior of the postgraduate students.
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