Pathological Internet use among Malaysia University Students: Risk factors and the role of cognitive distortion

Lu, Xi; Yeo, Kee Jiar

doi:10.1016/j.chb.2014.12.021

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“…Life satisfaction decreased as problematic Internet use increased. This result is similar to that of previous studies (Ko, Yen, Chen, Chen, & Yen, 2005;Kraut et al, 1998;Papacharissi & Rubin, 2000;Deniz &Yılmaz, 2006;Bevan, Gomez, & Sparks, 2014;Lu & Yeo, 2015;Satici & Uysal, 2015;Wang, Chen, Lin, & Wang, 2008). Weiser (2001) found that problematic Internet use increases with loneliness, introversion, and illness, which are factors acknowledged to decrease life satisfaction.…”

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Life satisfaction and family functions as-predictors of problematic Internet use in university students

Kabasakal

2015

Computers in Human Behavior

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Life satisfaction and family functions as-predictors of problematic Internet use in university students

Kabasakal

2015

Computers in Human Behavior

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“… Kardefelt-Winther (2014) proposed a conceptualization of internet addiction as a compensatory mechanism. Other researchers illustrated that problematic Internet-specific use relate to coping with low mood, and need to escape or gain status ( Yao and Zhong, 2014 ; Lu and Yeo, 2015 ; Marino et al, 2016 ). Our study results are consistent with these studies, and further highlighted the mediating role of loneliness.…”

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Relationships Between Social Support, Loneliness, and Internet Addiction in Chinese Postsecondary Students: A Longitudinal Cross-Lagged Analysis

Zhang

Sui

et al. 2018

Front. Psychol.

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Using the Internet has become one of the most popular leisure activities among postsecondary students in China. Concern about the large number of students using the Internet has led to an increase in research on the influencing factors of Internet addiction and the negative consequences caused by it. This short-term longitudinal study examined the associations among three dimensions of social support [objective support (OS), subjective support (SS), and support utilization (SU)], loneliness, and the four dimensions of Internet addiction (compulsive Internet use [CIU] & withdrawal from Internet addiction [WIA], tolerance of Internet addiction [TIA], time-management problems [TMPs], and interpersonal and health problems [IHPs]) in a Chinese sample. A total of 169 postsecondary first-year students (88 girls and 81 boys; mean age = 18.31 years) participated in the study. The questionnaire measurements were taken at the beginning of the school year (T1), 6 months later (T2), and 1 year later (T3). Cross-lagged and structural equation modeling analyses indicated that (a) OS (T1) and SU (T1) negatively predicted loneliness (T2); and loneliness (T2) negatively predicted OS (T3) and SU(T3); (b) CIU & WIA (T1) and TMPs (T1) positively predicted loneliness (T2); and loneliness (T2) positively predicted CIU & WIA (T3), TIA (T3), TMP (T3), and IHP (T3); (c) SS (T1) directly affected TIA (T3) and TMP (T3); and (d) loneliness (T2) played a mediating role in the relationships between OS (T1) and CIU (T3), OS (T1) and TMP (T3), OS (T1) and IHP (T3), and SU (T1) and IHP (T3). Finally, interventions for Internet addiction and implications for future studies were discussed.

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“…One study has reported that Internet usage was very high among university students; therefore, researchers consider it as “pathological Internet use (PIU)” 5. PIU is a new kind of mental illness afflicting some individuals surfing online.…”

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Internet use and addiction among medical students of Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, Malaysia

Haque¹,

Rahman²,

Majumder³

et al. 2016

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BackgroundThe use of Internet has now become indispensable, and the technology has revolutionized the medical education and practice worldwide. Currently, medical students and professionals have an enormous opportunity to keep them always updated with the exponential growth of knowledge because of potential progression of Internet throughout the world that enables them to become a lifelong learner. Internet addiction is a widespread phenomenon among students and academicians at universities in Malaysia. Students use the Internet for recreational purpose and personal and professional development. The Internet has become an integral part of day-to-day life of the university students, including medical students. The aim of the present study was to examine the Internet use and addiction among students of Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, Malaysia.MethodsThis was a cross-sectional study in which a questionnaire, Internet Addiction Diagnostic Questionnaire, developed by the Center for Internet Addiction, USA, was used. One hundred forty-nine medical students of Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin participated in this study. Data were analyzed using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences software.ResultsThe mean scores were 44.9±14.05 and 41.4±13.05 for male and female participants, respectively, which indicated that both the genders were suffering from mild Internet addiction.ConclusionThis study shows almost similar level of Internet usage among medical students irrespective of their socioeconomic background, with no statistically significant (p>0.05) differences, except among the years of study (p=0.007). Overall, from the research data and having worked with this cohort very closely, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin medical students can be labeled as wonted and recurring users of the Internet. Nevertheless, it is very difficult to define as Internet addicts or pathological users of the Internet because of small sample size and cross-sectional study.

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Pathological Internet use among Malaysia University Students: Risk factors and the role of cognitive distortion

Cited by 36 publications

References 44 publications

Life satisfaction and family functions as-predictors of problematic Internet use in university students

Life satisfaction and family functions as-predictors of problematic Internet use in university students

Relationships Between Social Support, Loneliness, and Internet Addiction in Chinese Postsecondary Students: A Longitudinal Cross-Lagged Analysis

Internet use and addiction among medical students of Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, Malaysia

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