Internet Addiction in Kurdistan University Students: Prevalence and Association with Self-Control

Autor/inn/en	Babakr, Zana H.; Majeed, Kamaran; Mohamedamin, Pakstan; Kakamad, Karwan
Titel	Internet Addiction in Kurdistan University Students: Prevalence and Association with Self-Control
Quelle	In: European Journal of Educational Research, 8 (2019) 3, S.867-873 (7 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2165-8714
Schlagwörter	Addictive Behavior; Internet; College Students; Incidence; Correlation; Self Control; Foreign Countries; Student Attitudes; Conceptual Tempo; Psychometrics; Measures (Individuals); Iraq + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Collegestudent; Vorkommen; Korrelation; Selbstbeherrschung; Ausland; Schülerverhalten; Psychometry; Psychometrie; Messdaten; Irak
Abstract	This study aims to reveal the prevalence of internet addiction among Kurdish university students and its association with self-control. 623 students form 19 universities in various colleges and schools, 335 boys (54%) and 288 (46%) girls took part in this study in which they were asked to complete an internet addiction and self-control self-report. The findings indicated that the prevalence of internet addiction among Kurdish university population is very high, concluding that 36.5% of the participants met the internet addiction criteria. In addition, it was found that males and females are equally susceptible to becoming addicted to the internet. The results also showed that internet addiction correlates negatively to the self-control and positively with impulsive behaviour. Based on the regression analysis, 15.7% of the variance of internet addiction can be explained by self-control. Further study should investigate the effect of internet addiction on discomfort intolerance. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01