Resilience, Shyness and Loneliness as Predictors of Internet Addiction among University Undergraduate Students in Benue State

Terwase, Joyce M.; Ibaishwa, Reuben Lubem

doi:10.9790/0837-19930107

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“…Previous studies have shown that psychological resilience was negatively associated with the risk of Internet addiction in children [ 21 ] and adolescents (β=-0.030) [ 22 ]. Similar associations were found in university students [ 23 , 24 ]. In Korean university students, the correlation coefficient between CD-RISC scores and IAT scores was -0.12 [ 25 ] and smartphone users (mean=59.06) had a significantly lower CD-RISC-determined resilience in at-risk than normal users (mean=66.54) [ 26 ].…”

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Mediating Effect of Internet Addiction on the Association between Resilience and Depression among Korean University Students: A Structural Equation Modeling Approach

Mak

Jeong

Lee

et al. 2018

Psychiatry Investig

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ObjectiveThis study examined the mediating role of internet addiction in the association between psychological resilience and depressive symptoms. Methods837 Korean university students completed a survey with items of demographic information, Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC), Internet Addiction Test (IAT), and Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) in 2015. The complex associations among psychological resilience, internet addiction, and depressive symptoms were delineated using structural equation models. ResultsIn the most parsimonious model, the total effect and indirect effect of resilience on depressive symptoms via internet addiction, were statistically significant. The goodness of fit of the measurement model was satisfactory with fit indices, normed fit index (NFI) of 0.990, non-normed fit index (NNFI) of 0.997, comparative fit index (CFI) of 0.998, root mean square error (RMSEA) of 0.018 (90%CI=0.001–0.034); and Akaike Information Criterion (AIC) of -21.049. ConclusionThe association between psychological resilience and depressive symptoms was mediated by internet addiction in Korean university students. Enhancement of resilience programs could help prevent internet addiction and reduce the related depression risks.

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Mediating Effect of Internet Addiction on the Association between Resilience and Depression among Korean University Students: A Structural Equation Modeling Approach

Mak

Jeong

Lee

et al. 2018

Psychiatry Investig

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“…Freshman faces a lot of psychological issues when they have a transition from school to university. For instance, one study found features of depression, learning maladaptation, and dissatisfaction in the freshman having a significant positive relationship with internet addiction 22 .Resilience, shyness,and loneliness positively predicted internet addiction 26 .…”

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Internet Addiction and its Affecting factors among Undergraduate Students: An Integrative Review

Sivasankari Nadarajan,

Pornpat Hengudomsub

2021

IJONE

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Background: This contemporary technological era is witnessing internet addiction as an emerging global concern and burden on mental health and society. It is a multidimensional phenomenon that affects an individual physically, psychologically, and socially.Objective: The objective of this review was to describe internet addiction and examine its affecting factors among undergraduate university students.Methods: This integrative review was conducted to examine the affecting factors related to internet addiction among university students using PRISMA guidelines.A systematic search was conducted using Academic Search Complete (EBSCO), PubMed, MEDLINE, APA PsycArticles, CINAHL, SCOPUS, google scholar, ScienceDirect published in the English language between the year January 2011 to January 2021.Results: A total of seventeenarticles were retrieved and their results were synthesized. The findings revealed three common measurement tools namely Internet Addiction Test (IAT), Young's Diagnostic Questionnaire (YDQ), and Chen's Internet Addiction Scale (CIAS). Two factors were found related to internet addiction, internal factors that include demographic factors and psychological factors and external factors like external financial funding, and internet accessibility in college. Conclusion:As internet addiction leads to many psychiatric comorbidities, identification of the factors contributing to this phenomenon needs more attention and careful consideration for prevention strategies.

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“…Further, the author observed that loneliness completely mediated the relationship between shyness and generalized problematic Internet use. Terwase and Ibaishwa (2014) reported that shyness, resilience, and loneliness significantly predict internet addiction. Ayas, (2012), studied the relationship between internet and computer game addiction level and shyness among high school students and found a positive, meaningful, and high correlation between the internet addiction and Shyness.…”

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Internet Addiction and Shyness among Adolescents

Mahadevaswamy

D’Souza

2018

Int J Indian Psychol

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This study evaluated the effect of internet addiction on shyness among adolescents in and around Mysore City. The sample consisted of equal numbers of (360 each) boys and girls aged between 16 to 18 years and was chosen from 16 different schools and Pre-university colleges in and around from Mysore. The students completed an Internet addiction scale (Young, 1998) and Shyness assessment test (D’Souza, 2006). Two way ANOVA was employed to find out the significance of difference between adolescents with normal, problematic and addict levels of internet addiction on shyness including gender effects. Results revealed that as the levels of internet addiction increased, shyness in various domains-cognitive/affective, physiological and action-oriented domains increased significantly. With addict and problematic level of addiction the shyness scores did not vary statistically. Female adolescents were found to be shyer than male adolescents in all the domains and total scores, except for physiological domain. Implications of the findings of the study have been delineated.

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Resilience, Shyness and Loneliness as Predictors of Internet Addiction among University Undergraduate Students in Benue State

Cited by 3 publications

References 42 publications

Mediating Effect of Internet Addiction on the Association between Resilience and Depression among Korean University Students: A Structural Equation Modeling Approach

Mediating Effect of Internet Addiction on the Association between Resilience and Depression among Korean University Students: A Structural Equation Modeling Approach

Internet Addiction and its Affecting factors among Undergraduate Students: An Integrative Review

Internet Addiction and Shyness among Adolescents

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