Internet Addiction In Students Research Articles

The Relationship of Academic Burnout and Internet Addiction in Academic Achievement: The Mediating Role of Optimism in Students

For students, academic achievement is significant. In addition to providing motivation, academic achievement also makes it easier for students to continue to the next level of education. However, academic burnout and internet addiction sometimes prevent them from achieving academic achievement. Therefore, this study examined the relationship between academic burnout and internet addiction. This study also includes optimism as an intervention variable. The research method used in this study is quantitative with explanatory type. The population in this study were ninth-grade students at SMP Negeri 11 Malang, with a sample of 72 students using the Slovin formula. Data were collected using a questionnaire, which was then distributed to respondents. One hundred fifteen respondents were obtained, and the results were then analyzed using partial least squares with the help of the SMART-PLS application. Direct and indirect results, such as overall academic burnout, hurt academic achievement and optimism. However, positive results were shown for internet addiction on academic achievement and optimism. This finding implies that excessive tasks and responsibilities lead to burnout and decreased academic performance. However, internet addiction in students can have a positive impact if used as a relevant learning resource.

Self- Control dan Internet addiction pada Mahasiswa: Pendekatan Structural Equation Modeling

The overuse of the internet is known as internet addiction. People who are addicted to the internet frequently require assistance in controlling their usage, which causes them to lose track of time and prefer the virtual world to the actual one. The purpose of this study is to look at how self-control affects college students' internet addiction. 352 students, aged between 18 and 24 (M = 20.46, SD = 1.31), living in Jakarta, Bogor, Depok, Tangerang, and Bekasi, made up the sample. There were 69 male students and 283 female students. Purposive sampling, a non-probability technique, was employed. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) is used in the construct validity assessment process. The structural equation modeling method is employed to test hypotheses. The results showed that data with an RMSEA value of 0.074 supported the fit model. In addition, there is a significant influence of self-control on internet addiction in students with an opposing direction of influence. The R-square of 40.2% obtains the amount of influence.

Psychological Characteristics of Internet Addiction in Students in Problem Life Situations (COVID, War)

The relevance of this research lies in the fact that the number of Internet addicts in the world is constantly growing (the premise of which we consider the possibilities of Internet content that open up to a person in the virtual space), and the situation can turn into a public health problem. The purpose of the article is to carry out a theoretical analysis of the phenomenon of Internet addiction and, based on it, conduct an empirical study of Internet addiction of students, its connection with their personal traits and their satisfaction with life in difficult life situations: during the COVID-19 pandemic (n=88) and war (n=87). The research used the following methods: Internet Addiction Test (K. Young), CIAS, Chen-Internet-Addiction-Scale (S.-H. Cnen), Techniques for diagnosing predisposition to 13 types of addictions (G.V. Lozova), Test T. Leary, Questionnaire “Life Satisfaction Index” (B. Neugarten, R. Havighurst, Sh. Tobin), Oxford Happiness Inventory, OHI. Mathematical processing of research results was carried out using statistical package SPSS 17.0. The analysis of approaches to the understanding of Internet addiction by scientists leads to the conclusion that it is a behavioral deviation that manifests itself in a person’s excessive spending of time in the Internet space due to reluctance to return to real life; this is exactly information addiction. The main symptoms of Internet addiction: the tendency of an individual to choose being on the Internet before any other types of his activity; a change in his/her state of consciousness, a gradual increase in the time spent on the Internet, the lack of an objective assessment of the negative consequences of Internet addiction. As a result of the study, it was found that: Internet addiction can be combined with other types of addiction, Internet addicts are characterized by certain types of attitude towards others and a lack of feeling of satisfaction with life; Respondents who are less dependent on the Internet tend to positively evaluate themselves, be consistent in achieving their goals, fall into other addictions less often, and activate situationally necessary types of attitude towards others.

CHARACTERISTICS OF THE MANIFESTATION OF INTERNET ADDICTION IN THE INTERPERSONAL INTERACTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION STUDENTS

The article considers student age as a special period of an individual's life. Student age is a sensitive period for the development of the main sociogenic potentials of a person. Studying in a higher educational institution develops individuality and gives an opportunity to influence the psyche. The authors see the definition of all kinds of violations for timely intervention and help as an important task. The article highlights Internet addiction as a psychological phenomenon, which consists in the fact that a person has an obsessive desire to constantly be on the World Wide Web.The authors identified as the factors of the emergence of Internet addiction in the student age the peculiarities of communication, which explain the emergence of Internet addictions. The authors analyzed the presence of Internet addiction in students of higher education - second-year students of the Dnipropetrovsk National University named after Oles Honchar as a pilot empirical study by developing a program and research methods, conducting empirical research and its processing.A small percentage (10%) of respondents with Internet addiction was obtained, while further work was to determine the reasons. Diagnostics of propensity to various addictions on fourteen scales showed that according to the scale of general propensity to addiction, most respondents have an average and high level of the studied addiction, and only less than 25 percent have a low level. The authors investigated the absence of addiction according to the scales (at least 80 percent of respondents have a low level): food, sexual, television and alcohol addiction; (more than 90 percent of respondents have a low level): drug addiction, drug addiction, religious addiction, work addiction. About 60% of respondents had high and medium levels of game addiction, computer addiction, smoking addiction, and love addiction. A low level of susceptibility to addiction to a healthy lifestyle was also found in the studied acquirers. Therefore, the main problems and addictions identified are Internet addiction. This correlates with the research of other authors in this area.

Краткосрочная профилактика интернет-зависимости у старших подростков

The work is devoted to the analysis of the implementation of the program of short-term prevention of Internet addiction in older adolescents in the ever-increasing informatization of society, in the conditions of metropolitan gymnasiums. Domestic scientists focus on various aspects of Internet addiction, which are manifested in adolescents. Foreign research is carried out at the intersection of psychology with pharmacotherapy, psychiatry, philosophy, sociology, and addictology. The novelty of the study lies in highlighting the stages of forming ideas about the phenomenon of Internet addiction based on methodological and theoretical analysis, as well as clarifying the concepts of “informatization”, “digitalization”, “Internet addiction”. Based on the generally accepted paradigm of Internet addiction as a standard non-chemical addiction, acting as desocializing or interfering with normal socialization, based on the development of the modern information society, there is a need to prevent Internet addiction. The purpose of the article was to describe the empirical results of a study of short-term prevention of Internet addiction in older adolescents in urban gymnasiums. It was assumed that purposefully organized prevention of Internet addiction would contribute to its reduction, regardless of the timing of the implementation of preventive measures. The study involved 50 students of the 9th grade aged 14 to 16 years. An analysis of the results of the primary diagnosis of grade 9 of two different educational organizations before the start of the program showed that 94 % of students are at risk for the formation of Internet addiction and allowed us to say that older adolescence is a key factor in the emergence of a tendency to Internet addictive behavior. Experimental work was aimed at the implementation of a short-term group program for the prevention of Internet addiction in students of older adolescence. According to the results of the final diagnosis, the only significant quantitative change in the experimental group was the change in the Scale of intrapersonal problems, which may indicate the effectiveness of the training part of the preventive work, as well as the effectiveness of individual consulting work provided to students. The factors of inefficiency of a short-term prevention program and targets in building a comprehensive work on the prevention of Internet addiction among students of educational institutions are identified.

The Effectiveness of Internet Addiction Mobile Application on Sleep Quality of Internet-Addicted Students

ABSTRACTExcessive internet use causes addiction leading to obsessive-compulsive behavior, depression, anxiety, juvenile delinquency, and sleep disorders. Poor sleep quality will reduce the ability to think, increase the risk of accidents, hormonal metabolism disorders during puberty and menstruation, excessive fatigue during the day, and impaired activities in work, school, and social functions. Internet addiction therapy is often carried out after complaints of severe symptoms such as social isolation, depression, and the risk of suicide. Patients must be hospitalized, which takes a long time and cost. Thus, developments are carried out to overcome the problem of internet addiction by preventing, screening, and intervening in internet addiction in a practical, effective, safe, and economical way using mobile applications. This study aimed to identify the effectiveness of internet-addiction mobile applications on internet-addicted students' sleep quality. A quasi-experimental using non-equivalent control group design with pre-test and post-test. The research instrument used was the Internet Addiction Test (IAT) and the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI). This study used a consecutive sampling of 46 people for the intervention and control groups. Data were analyzed using the McNemar test. Internet-Addiction Mobile Application significantly improved sleep quality for students who experienced internet addiction (60,9%) experienced good sleep quality. Furthermore, Internet-Addiction Mobile Application can significantly reduce internet addiction (p-value = 0.04). Internet-Addiction Mobile Application effectively improves students' sleep quality who experience internet addiction. This information can be used as data to prevent and intervene in sleep quality problems in people with internet addiction.

EPH80 Influence of Socio-Demographic Factors on Internet Addiction in Students of Professional Courses in Dakshina Kannada District, Karnataka: A Cross-Sectional Study

EPH80 Influence of Socio-Demographic Factors on Internet Addiction in Students of Professional Courses in Dakshina Kannada District, Karnataka: A Cross-Sectional Study

The Prevalence of Internet Addiction and Its Relation With Demographic Factors Among the Students of Gonabad Universities

Background: With the invention of the Internet and its widespread popularity, in addition to the many benefits, it was accompanied by many damages and problems. The biggest damage tousing this technology is addiction. Internet addiction can be a chronic, pervasive, recurring, and very damaging disorder. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of internet addiction and its relation with demographic factors among the students of Gonabad Universities in the academic year 2015-2016. Methods: The study design was cross-sectional. The sample of the study was all students of Azad and Payam Noor University of Gonabad. A total of 1182 students of Azad and Payam Noor University of Gonabad participated in the research process by simple random sampling. To collect data, the demographic questionnaire and Young’s Internet addiction scale was used. Data was analyzed using SPSS descriptive statistics software version 19, and the chi-squared test. Results: The prevalence rate of Internet addiction was 14.3%. The prevalence rate in male and female samples was 14.1% and 14.5%, respectively. A total of 33.9% of students in the sample were at risk of Internet addiction disorder. The results of chi-square test results showed no significant relationship between gender, marital status, the field of study, and Internet addiction (P>0.05). However, the results of the analysis indicated a significant relationship between age, place of residence, level of education, and type of university with the prevalence of Internet addiction (P<0.05). Conclusion: According to the high prevalence of Internet addiction among students, appropriate treatment interventions are required for Internet addiction students.

Exploring Internet Addiction in Students of the University of Tehran Using a Grounded Theory Approach

Background: The increasing growth and adverse effects of internet addiction have made this disorder a factor underlying all behavioral addictions. The present study aimed to explain the process of internet addiction in students of the University of Tehran. Methods: This qualitative study was conducted based on the grounded theory which is an exploratory research method. The research population included students with internet addiction at the University of Tehran in the academic year 2019-2020. Using purposive sampling and theoretical saturation criteria, 15 students (5 males and 10 females) were selected as the participants in the study. The data were collected through structured interviews with the students. Results: Based on the analysis of the data from the interviews, the factors effective in the formation of internet addiction were classified into 43 primary themes and 14 subcategories that were summarized into 5 main categories including individual factors, family factors, social factors, educational factors, and features of the internet. Conclusion: Students’ internet addiction can be attributed to personality factors, psychological disorders, and family factors. The findings of this study provided a clear picture of internet addiction. The results of this study can be useful for psychologists and therapists to better understand this phenomenon and plan strategies for the prevention and treatment of internet addiction.

Correlation Between Fear of Missing Out and Internet Addiction in Students

Nowadays, technological advances continue to develop every year. The existence of technology makes it easy for everyone to access the internet anywhere and anytime; everyone can also use the internet at many sources, such as online games, chatting, YouTube, and many others. This research involved business administration students. The significance value (2 tailed) found was 0.000, 0.05, so there was a significant relationship between the fear of missing out (FoMO) variable and internet addiction. In addition, there was a positive correlation and a contribution between FoMO and internet addiction in business administration students with a significance of 0.000 0.05. It signifies that if FoMO increases, internet addiction will also increase. The contribution of internet addiction to the FoMO was 52.8%. The accepted hypothesis in this study revealed that FoMO is one of the factors influencing internet addiction in business administration students.

Personality traits and college students' internet addiction: The mediating roles of general health and self-esteem.

This research aimed to explore the gender-related differences in Internet addiction levels, the associated factors behind Internet addiction, and the mediating roles of general health and self-esteem in the relationship between personality traits and Internet addiction among college students. A total of 318 college students in Iran participating in this study completed sociodemographic information form and self-report measures of Internet addiction, personality traits, general health, and self-esteem. The results showed higher frequencies of low and moderate-severe levels of addiction among female and male students, respectively. Further, younger age, male gender, singleness, high scores on neuroticism, poor general health, and low self-esteem might be linked to Internet addiction. The overall hypothesis that general health and self-esteem mediated the effect of neuroticism on Internet addiction was also supported. Our findings highlighted the necessity of evaluating general health and self-esteem among Internet-addicted students. Further, these variables can be targeted by psychiatrists and psychologists for effective cognitive-behavioral therapy among Internet-addicted students.

Psychological predictors and “protectors” of students’ Internet addiction

Introduction. Currently, in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, the educational environment is forced to “migrate” to a virtual environment, which significantly increases the duration of student youth on the Internet space. In this regard, it has become even more relevant to consider psychological characteristics, which allow a person to remain within the framework of a “healthy” use of the Internet, and, which ones predict the emergence of Internet addiction.The aim of the present research was to identify the psychological properties of a person that contribute to and prevent the emergence of Internet addiction among students in the higher education system.Methodology and research methods. The methodological foundations of the study are the following: the theory of G. Allport, who considers the personality as an open self-developing system; the psychological concept of viability of E. A. Rylskaya; the theory of reflection by A. V. Karpov; a set of reasonable ideas about Internet addiction by A. Yu. Egorov, A. E. Voiskunsky, et al. The methodological foundations made it possible to present the predictors of Internet addiction as factors contributing to the “closure” of the system and inhibiting the personality development, and “protectors” as those psychological variables that protect the individual from the occurrence of Internet addiction, ensuring its openness and freedom of humanbecoming. The sample of the study was 201 people: students of South Ural State University aged 18 to 24 years (X = 21.14; SD = 1.52): 94 women (46.8 %) and 107 men (53.2 %). In the course of the empirical research, a complex of psychodiagnostic methods was used: “Chen Internet Addiction Scale” as adapted by K. A. Feklisov and V. L. Malygin; the Cattell’s Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire (form C); the reflexivity questionnaire by A. V. Karpov and the questionnaire “Human vitality” by E. A. Rylskaya. The following methods of mathematical statistics were used: descriptive statistics, discriminant analysis. Calculations were performed using the IBM SPSS Statistics 17.0.Results. The psychological characteristics of the personality, which act as predictors and “protectors” of Internet addiction, are revealed. The predictors of Internet addiction in students include: emotional instability, low normative behaviour, anxiety, tension, low self-control, indicating the tendency of a person addicted to the Internet to be highly conflicted and irritable, reactive arousal and impulsiveness. Such students are characterised by immaturity of emotions, instability of interests, irresponsibility; dependent on mood, poorly control the manifestation of emotions and their own behaviour; have a weak will. Internet addiction hinders personal development. At the same time, reflexivity and vitality act as “protectors” and perform a protective function in the emergence of Internet addiction, allowing the individual to remain an open self-developing system.Scientific novelty. For the first time, a comprehensive study of predictors and “protectors” of Internet addiction was performed on a sample of students in the context of the idea of a personality as an open self-developing system, which made it possible to present Internet addiction as a phenomenon that negatively affects the personality development. A prognostic model has been empirically verified, which includes a set of psychological variables that “predict” the emergence of Internet addiction in students with a greater or lesser degree of probability.Practical significance. The Internet addiction “prediction” modelling can be applied in counselling practice, when clients are not aware of their addiction or are trying to hide it. The research materials and the conclusions made by the authors can serve as a basis for developing recommendations for the prevention of Internet addiction, and the identified “protectors” (viability and reflexivity) determine the direction of development of correctional and training programmes.

The predictive role of tendency toward mobile learning and emotional intelligence in Internet addiction in healthcare professional students.

Introduction: Internet addiction is a psychological disorder that can lead to serious damages to university students as a group at risk. This study aimed to determine the predictive role of tendency toward mobile learning (purposeful use of mobile technologies for educational purposes) and emotional intelligence in Internet addiction in healthcare professional students. Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study was carried out on 403 healthcare professional students at Saveh University of Medical Sciences-Iran in 2021 using convenience sampling method. For data gathering, three questionnaires were used: willingness to use mobile learning, Young’s Internet Addiction Test, and the Emotional Intelligence Appraisal. Data analyses were done using Pearson Correlation Coefficient and Hierarchical Regression in SPSS 16 (Inc SPSS USA, IL, Chicago). Results: The mean age of the participants was 21.09±1.47 years; 125 subjects (31.01%) were boys and 278 (68.99%) girls. As the findings showed, 16.87% of the students had Internet addiction and 33% were on the edge of developing Internet addiction. Internet addiction was significantly negatively correlated with willingness to m-learning (r=-0.45, P=0.001) and emotional intelligence (r=-0.32, P=0.01). In addition, regression analysis results showed that the variables willingness to use learning and emotional intelligence explained 23% of the Internet addiction variance (P<0.001). Conclusion: In the present study, a considerable number of the healthcare professional students had excessive and unnecessary use of the Internet. Emotional intelligence and willingness to use mobile learning had an inverse relationship with Internet addiction. There is a need to screen Internet-addicted students using proper screening tools and take primary preventive measures in this regard. In addition, proper measures are needed to be taken to improve emotional intelligence and mobile learning skills and control Internet addiction to some extent.

Online Learning Satisfaction and Internet Addiction During Covid-19 Pandemic: A Two-Wave Longitudinal Study.

Stay-at-home orders and quarantines have not only shifted traditional face-to-face learning to online learning, but have also led to greatly increased consumption of digital devices during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Thus, many students who were new to online learning were forced into a new environment. The purpose of this two-wave longitudinal study is to investigate the effects of internet addiction on online students’ learning satisfaction during the COVID-19 pandemic. A total of two hundred and forty-nine undergraduate-level students from 51 of the 81 cities in Turkey completed an online questionnaire. The data used cross-lagged structural equation modeling. The results indicated that internet addiction at Time 1 decreased online students’ learning satisfaction at Time 2. The results also revealed that online students’ learning satisfaction (Time 1) did not affect internet addiction (Time 2). It is concluded that internet-addicted students had lower learning satisfaction in online learning environments. Thus, it is essential for institutions to provide effective online instruction, psychological coping tools, and social and behavioral support, which may help reduce internet addiction and minimize its negative impacts on online learning environments during the pandemic.

Internet Addiction and the Pattern of Internet Use among Under Graduate Medical Students: A Cross- Sectional Study from North India

Introduction: Excessive use of the Internet affects the academic achievements of students. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of Internet addiction and the pattern of Internet use among undergraduate medical students.&#x0D; Method: This analytical cross-sectional study conducted on 177 undergraduate medical students in batch 2016, 2017 and 2018, who were included in this study by convenience sampling method. The study tool was Young’s Internet Addiction Test containing questions regarding the pattern of Internet use. Data entry and analysis was done by using Microsoft excel and SPSS version 21. Qualitative data were described in terms of frequency and percentage while quantitative data were expressed as mean and standard deviation. Chi square test and multiple linear regression were used to find out the relationship between various factors and Internet Addiction (IA). The significance level was considered 0.05.&#x0D; Results: The mean age of the participants was 20.3 years (± 1.19), and 62 % of the subjects were males. The prevalence rate of Internet Addiction (IA) was found to be 56.5% and 42.9% of them were in mild and 13.6% were in moderate addiction category. Being male (β= -0.143, p=0.038), staying at a hostel (β= 0.167, p=0.018), not having a time preference for using the Internet (β= -0.174, p=0.012), spending more time on the Internet everyday (β= 0.201, p=0.000), being always online (β= 0.276, p=0.000) and more years of using the Internet (β= 0.175, p=0.015) were significantly related with IA in students.&#x0D; Conclusion: A large proportion of medical students were found to be addicted to the Internet. Therefore, this issue should be addressed immediately.

The Effect of Loneliness, and Depression on Internet Addiction in Students

The Effect of Loneliness, and Depression on Internet Addiction in Students

PENGARUH KONTROL DIRI TERHADAP KECANDUAN INTERNET PADA MAHASISWA SEMESTER AKHIR PROGRAM PENDIDIKAN DIPLOMA TEKNOLOGI LABORATORIUM MEDIS FAKULTAS PENDIDIKAN VOKASI DAN ILMU KESEHATAN UNIVERSITAS SARI MUTIARA INDONESIA

The need for the internet makes students use the internet in everyday life. Excessive use of the internet can lead to internet addiction. Self-control is considered to be one of the factors that influence internet addiction. This study aims to determine the effect of self-control on internet addiction in Final Semester Students of the Diploma in Technology Education Program at the Medical Laboratory, Sari Mutiara Indonesia University, Medan. The sampling technique used was purposive sampling technique. The sample in this study were students with male and female categories with a total of 54 students. Data was collected through a measuring instrument in the form of a questionnaire compiled by researchers based on aspects of both self-control variables and internet addiction. The sampling technique in this study is by non-probability sampling. Non-probability sampling is a samplingtechnique that does not provide equal opportunities/opportunities for each element or member of the population to be selected as a sample. In this study, using purposive sampling, which is a technique to determine research samples with certain considerations aimed at making the data obtained later can be more accurate. representative. Based on the problems and theories that have been described above, it can be formulated that there is an influence of self-control on internet addiction in students in the final semester of the Diploma in Technology Education Program, Medical Laboratory, Faculty of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Sari Mutiara University, Indonesia. Internet addiction behavior. Conversely, the lower the self-control, the higher the internet addiction.

The Effectiveness of Positive Psychotherapy on Emotional Regulation, Cognitive Flexibility and Mental Happiness of Internet Addicted Students

Abstract The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of positive psychological intervention on emotional regulation, cognitive flexibility and mental happiness of students with Internet addiction. Based on this, two groups of 15 people consisting of control and experimental group who were selected based on age (between 20 and 30 years), educational status (bachelor's degree), marital status (single) and gender (women) were selected. Cognitive flexibility, emotional regulation, and happiness scales were performed before, after, and 3 months later of training course. The results of this study showed that the positive psychological intervention has led to an increase in cognitive flexibility, emotional regulation and also the mental happiness of experimental group. The analysis of variance with repeated measures showed that the efficacy of the course remained at the same level.

Leisure Boredom dan Religiusitas: Pengaruhnya terhadap Kecenderungan Adiksi Internet

The internet is an unavoidable necessity. There are positive and negative impacts of internet. One of the negative impacts is addiction. Reasons for someone become addicted to the internet including leisure boredom and religiosity. This study aims to determine whether leisure boredom and religiosity have an influence on the internet addiction in students of UIN Sunan Gunung Djati Bandung. The research method used a quantitative causality design which is analyzed using multiple regression. The study was conducted on 265 students recruited using the accidental sampling method. The measurement uses three scales, the Leisure Boredom Scale, The Centrality of Religiosity Scale, then the Internet Addiction Test. The results showed that leisure boredom and religiosity had significant influence on internet addiction. Influence given is 5.3%. This finding indicates that leisure boredom and religiosity affect someone to become internet addicted by 5.3%, Meanwhile, 94.7% of other factors that influence addiction to the internet may still need further research.

Факторы риска семейной и образовательной среды для возникновения интернет-зависимости у студентов

В статье рассматривается проблема факторов риска возникновения и развития интернет-зависимости у студентов. Актуальность исследования обусловлена противоречием между большим количеством средовых факторов риска интернет-зависимости, выделенных зарубежными авторами, и фактическим отсутствием эмпирической проверки значимости многих из них для российских студентов в современных условиях пандемии COVID-19. Цель исследования состояла в выявлении и сравнительном анализе факторов риска, относящихся к семейной и образовательной среде и обусловливающих проявление интернет-зависимости у студентов вузов в современных реалиях. Интернет-зависимость измерялась с помощью 6-пунктовой авторской психодиагностической шкалы. Факторы семейной и образовательной среды определялись с помощью 31-пунктовой авторской анкеты. Выборка включила 145 студентов российских вузов в возрасте от 18 до 35 лет. Установлено, что определенные факторы риска, оказывающие статистически значимое влияние на рост интернет-зависимости есть и в семейной, и в образовательной среде. Вместе с тем в образовательной среде подобных факторов риска выявлено больше, а их влияние зачастую является более сильным. Однако среди факторов риска образовательной среды наиболее значимыми являются те, которые связаны не с преподавателями вуза, а с предметной средой (недостаточная благоустроенность вуза) и частью субъектной, представленной именно студентами. Полученные результаты обосновывают целесообразность продолжения исследования в направлении расширения изучаемых конкретных средовых факторов риска интернет-зависимости. The article treats risk factors associated with the development of internet addiction in students. The relevance of the research is accounted for by a huge gap between a great number of environment-related risk factors singled out by foreign scholars and a lack of empirical research into the relevance of the aforementioned factors for Russian students in the conditions of the COVID-19 pandemic. The aim of the research is to single out and comparatively analyze risk factors associated with family influence and the impact of learning environments on the development of internet addiction in university students in the modern world. Internet addiction is measured on a 6-point psychodiagnostic scale proposed by the authors. Risk factors associated with family influence and the impact of learning environments on the development of internet addiction in university students is measured on a 31-point scale proposed by the authors. The subjects of the research are 145 students of Russian universities (aged 18–35). The investigation shows that there are certain risk factors that have a significant influence on the development of internet addiction, these factors are associated both with family influence and the impact of learning environments. The influence of learning environments is discovered to be greater than that of family environment. However, the most pronounced risks discovered in learning environments are not associated with academic staff but with uncomfortable and under-equipped learning spaces and hostility of other students. The obtained results substantiate the feasibility of further research aimed at the investigation of specific environment-related risk factors associated with internet addiction.