Student Teachers' Socio-Demographic Variables, Internet Addiction and Their Loneliness in the Digital Age

Autor/inn/en	Nwosu, Kingsley Chinaza; David, Elijah Tochukwu; Unachukwu, Gabriel Chidi
Titel	Student Teachers' Socio-Demographic Variables, Internet Addiction and Their Loneliness in the Digital Age
Quelle	In: International Journal of Education and Practice, 9 (2021) 2, S.272-284 (13 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Nwosu, Kingsley Chinaza) ORCID (David, Elijah Tochukwu) ORCID (Unachukwu, Gabriel Chidi)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2311-6897
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Student Teachers; Internet; Addictive Behavior; Social Isolation; Psychological Patterns; Predictor Variables; Scores; Gender Differences; Place of Residence; Rural Urban Differences; Social Media; Interpersonal Relationship; Mental Health; Nigeria + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Lehramtsstudent; Lehramtsstudentin; Referendar; Referendarin; Soziale Isolation; Prädiktor; Geschlechterkonflikt; Wohnort; Stadt-Land-Beziehung; Soziale Medien; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Psychohygiene
Abstract	This study investigated student teachers' demographic variables and their internet addiction as possible predictors of their loneliness, given that the youth are increasingly becoming lonely resulting in mental health problems. The sample size comprised 600 (mean age = 19.69, SD = 3.17) student teachers. Findings showed that male undergraduate students had a non-significant higher mean score in loneliness than their female counterparts; while significant differences occurred as a result of gender in students' internet addiction. Students whose primary residence was in the urban area had a non-significant higher mean score in loneliness than students from rural areas; while primary residence accounted for significant differences in mean scores in internet addiction. Regression analysis revealed that age, gender, primary place of residence, number of social media sites used and internet addiction jointly contributed 10.3% to explain the variances in response and the corresponding F (5, 567) = 13.051, was statistically significant (p<.05). However, only internet addiction showed a significant individual contribution in accounting for the variances in student teachers' loneliness. Discussion was based on the findings, leading to the conclusion that factors associated with loneliness may be linked to those that impede the respondents' interpersonal relationships. This study has implications for the university education given that ensuring student teachers' good mental health will lead to the training of students who can self-regulate their emotions and interact effectively with others. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Conscientia Beam. 19-C, Sunset Lane 3, DHA Phase 2 extension Karachi, Pakistan. e-mail: editor@conscientiabeam.com; Web site: http://www.conscientiabeam.com/journal/61
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01