Abstract
<p style="text-align:justify">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.</p>
Highlights
Using the internet has been dramatically increased as a significant tool for communication, entertainment, and gathering information among university students (Chen, Chen, & Yen, 2005; Kandell, 1998; Ko, Yen, Cao & Su, 2007)
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
Summary
Using the internet has been dramatically increased as a significant tool for communication, entertainment, and gathering information among university students (Chen, Chen, & Yen, 2005; Kandell, 1998; Ko, Yen, Cao & Su, 2007). Kandell (1998) and Yuen & Lavin (2004) indicated that college students are susceptible to become addicted to the internet due to some important contributing factors such as psychological characteristics of young college adults, free connection to the internet, and the strong requirement to use the internet in some materials. These are the main factors that contribute to increased problematic internet use among college students, compared with other groups. Factors such as missing home families, minimizing social involvement, experiencing new environments, developing loneliness and depression are other reasons why university students stay online longer than others (Kraut et al, 1998)
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