Internet Dependency Research Articles

The role of academic procrastination on Internet addiction among Thai university students: A cross-sectional study.

The internet has become an inevitable tool for information-seeking and communication in today's modern era. However, ironically it has driven humankind to become more dependent, leading to addiction. Internet addiction has increased exponentially at all levels of society, especially university students, impeding their physical, psychological, and social well-being. This study aimed to examine the relationship between academic procrastination and internet addiction and determine the influence of academic procrastination on internet addiction among Thai university students. A cross-sectional study was conducted involving 470 participants selected through multi-stage cluster random sampling from a university in eastern Thailand. The data collection was conducted between 29 November 2022 and 27 January 2023. The data were gathered using a demographic data form, an internet addiction test, and a procrastination assessment scale for the students' questionnaire. Descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation coefficient, and simple linear regression were employed for data analysis. The results revealed that academic procrastination (M = 49.68, SD = 12.61) and internet addiction (M = 65.26, SD = 5.60) were at a moderate level. A positive correlation was identified between academic procrastination and internet addiction (r = 0.33, p <0.01), indicating a low relationship. Academic procrastination also had a significant predictive power on internet addiction, accounting for 11.3% of the variance (R2 adjusted = 0.113, F (1, 468) = 59.583, p <0.001). The findings indicated the significant role of academic procrastination on internet addiction. Therefore, it is crucial that nurses should formulate interventions by considering this factor and emphasize self-regulatory and time-management skills and practical ways to limit internet dependence. Furthermore, the findings suggest that nurses could assess the procrastination level among students, devise prevention strategies, and organize awareness campaigns to instill information about rational internet use that aids in mitigating the risks and preventing them from getting addicted.

Internet Addiction: A Concerning Issue among Chinese College Students

The advent of computers initiated the information revolution, fundamentally transforming individuals’ ways of life. The use of internet brings about unprecedented convenience, efficiency, and abundance of information. For college students, the internet has significantly enriched their lives, opened more learning channels, and increased learning resources, as a result, broadening their horizons, facilitating academic exchanges, and making learning more engaging. On the other hand, the problematic use of internet such as internet dependence among some of them has imposed detrimental effects on their academic achievement as well as their mental and physical health.

Internet Addiction among College Students in China and Its Underlying Causes

The internet’s rapid development has fundamentally altered human society. While the internet has provided human with unprecedented convenience and efficiency and has become crucial to their lives, learning, and work, it has also created a number of social challenges, including internet addiction. Multiple studies have been carried out from diverse viewpoints to investigate the topic of internet dependency among children. Based on an analysis of prior studies, the purpose of this paper is to present an overview of internet addiction among Chinese college students, explain its causes, and summarize its detrimental effects in order to provide recommendations for future research on the subject.

Exploring mental health challenges and coping strategies in university students during the COVID-19 pandemic: A case study in Dhaka city, Bangladesh.

Mental health challenges have emerged worldwide during the COVID-19 pandemic. University students experienced changes in their lifestyles, academic life, family relationships, earning capacity, and support systems. This study explores the common mental health challenges in university students and their coping strategies using social support in the first wave of lockdowns in Dhaka city in 2020. By learning from young people's impacts and coping responses, we can help build an improved strategy for future events of this magnitude. A qualitative study design was employed to conduct 20 in-depth interviews and two focus group discussions with students from purposively selected three public and three private universities in Dhaka city and five key informant interviews with different stakeholders. We used inductive reflexive thematic analysis and applied six phases of the thematic analysis. Codes retrieved from two differently prepared codebooks were merged and compared to identify themes for a fair interpretation of the underlying data. Data were manually indexed, summarized, and interpreted to categorize codes into sub-themes leading to themes. Financial constraints, academic pressure, learning resources shortages, losing confidence, relationship breakup, excessive internet dependency, and traumatic experiences challenged the mental health conditions of the students unevenly across universities during the COVID-19 pandemic. Expressed mental health well-being impacts ranged from anxiety, stress, and depression to self-harm and suicidal ideation. Family bonding and social networking appeared as robust social support mechanisms to allow students to cope with anxiety, stress, and depression. Partial financial subsidies, soft loans to purchase electronic resources, faculty members' counseling, and sessional health counseling contributed to minimizing the mental health impacts of COVID-19. Mental health is still not a resourced area of health and well-being in Bangladesh. Concentration on developing strong social support and improving increased financial subsidies, including learning resources, can be effective in assisting students in coping with the common mental health burdens during pandemic periods. A national intervention plan should be immediately designed and implemented by engaging different stakeholders including healthcare professionals and establishing effective mental healthcare support centers at universities to avoid immediate and prolonged negative mental health impacts.

Use of ICT in Language Learning

Human existence is reflected in language, which also helps to define it. Language is an individual’s voice. In contemporary society, it acts as a cosmic channel for information transfer. English and ICT have evolved into vital tools for a range of non-datum and emotions in daily life. English has developed into a global language as a result of its many applications and popularity relative to many other languages worldwide. English is presently the world’s primary language. The present study focuses on the use of ICT in different areas like e-learning, flipped classroom, internet dependency, internet addiction, artificial intelligence, technology integration etc. for language learning. Keywords: e-learning, flipped classroom, internet dependency, internet addiction, artificial intelligence, technology integration.

WEB SURFING AMONG UNIVERSITY STUDENTS IN ANAMBRA STATE, NIGERIA: IMPLICATION FOR SCHOOL WORK ENGAGEMENT

Numerous reports indicate that the student population is likely vulnerable to the challenges associated with increased internet activity. The paper presents the findings on the role of web surfing on schoolwork engagement based on observation of university students in Anambra State, Nigeria. Two hundred thirty-two undergraduates enrolled in different courses in five tertiary institutions in Anambra State were conveniently recruited for the study. They completed a self-report measure of the Schoolwork Engagement Inventory and Smartphone Addiction Scale-Short Version (SAS-SV). The simple regression analysis conducted on the data revealed that internet dependency statistically significantly predicted the respondent's schoolwork participation F (1,230), 42.53, P&lt;.000. Thus, the result affirmed the hypothesis that web surfing predicts schoolwork engagement in undergraduates. The practical implications and recommendations are discussed.

Developing Critical Thinking in EFL through Visible Thinking Routines: Experiences of Teachers in a Chinese International School

In recent years, critical thinking (CT) has become a key factor in promoting language learning, especially in Chinese international schools. However, there is limited research about the approaches to develop CT within this context. Therefore, this paper focuses on the ways in which English language teachers engage with Visible Thinking (VT) routines to develop students’ CT ability among students in an international school in Fujian, China. Also covered in this paper are suggestions on how to overcome certain challenges that result from the use of these routines. In this qualitative study, data were obtained through semi-structured interviews with four EFL teachers and data were analysed thematically. The results show that English teachers utilized VT routines as a lead-in and a text-based discuss tool to improve students’ CT skills. Additionally, six challenges were identified and these related to the complexity level of VT routines and teachers’ understanding of the these routines, students’ difficulty in providing critical answers, lack of motivation, internet dependence issues and students’ language proficiency level. To overcome these difficulties, teachers should devote more time to lesson-planning and problem-prediction, recognize the value of content knowledge, encourage motivation through peer-support and reward-systems, encourage discussion. Implications for teaching include gaining familiarity with VT routines which can be done through informal conversations with colleagues and also through professional development activities.

Testing SOAR tools in use

Investigations within Security Operation Centers (SOCs) are tedious as they rely on manual efforts to query diverse data sources, overlay related logs, correlate the data into information, and then document results in a ticketing system. Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response (SOAR) tools are a relatively new technology that promise, with appropriate configuration, to collect, filter, and display needed diverse information; automate many of the common tasks that unnecessarily require SOC analysts’ time; facilitate SOC collaboration; and, in doing so, improve both efficiency and consistency of SOCs. There has been no prior research to test SOAR tools in practice; hence, understanding and evaluation of their effect is nascent and needed. In this paper, we design and administer the first hands-on user study of SOAR tools, involving 24 participants and six commercial SOAR tools. Our contributions include the experimental design, itemizing six defining characteristics of SOAR tools, and a methodology for testing them. We describe configuration of a cyber range test environment, including network, user, and threat emulation; a full SOC tool suite; and creation of artifacts allowing multiple representative investigation scenarios to permit testing. We present the first research results on SOAR tools. Concisely, our findings are that: per-SOC SOAR configuration is extremely important; SOAR tools increase efficiency and reduce context switching, although with potentially decreased ticketing accuracy/completeness; user preference is slightly negatively correlated with their performance with the tool; internet dependence varies widely among SOAR tools; and balance of automation with assisting decision making is preferred by senior participants. We deliver a public user- and tool-anonymized and -obfuscated version of the data.

The Effect of Internet Information Dependence and Land Transfer on Agricultural Production Technical Efficiency of Households

In this essay, the author studies the relationship between internet information dependence, land transfer, and agricultural production technical efficiency based on the CFPS database, including observations from households from 25 provinces in China. The stochastic frontier approach is adopted to predict the technical efficiency of each household, and then OLS, group regression, and regression under interaction terms are applied, respectively. As a result, leasing land from others and internet information dependence are proven to have a positive impact on technical efficiency, while only in the case that the house owner does not depend on the internet to acquire information, the effect of leasing land from others is significant. Though the interaction term between internet dependence and land transfer is not significantly negative, internet dependence does have a substitution effect on land transfer in terms of improving technical efficiency. The result sheds light on developing countries striving to increase agricultural production efficiency and thus presents possible suggestions for peasants to gain better economic status.

INTERNET DEPENDENCY IN ADOLESCENTS: IMPLICATION FOR SCHOOL WORK PARTICIPATION AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN RIVER STATE

Because of the proliferation of internet technologies, which has been associated with internet addictions, more and more media reports indicate that most students no longer participate in activities associated with their education as much as they should. This trend may be hurting students' academic performance. The present study examined internet dependency as a variable that could account for the variations in schoolwork participation among secondary school students. Two hundred and fifty-two senior secondary school students from five public and private schools in River state participated in the survey. They completed a self-report measure of the Schoolwork Engagement Inventory and Smartphone Addiction Scale-Short Version (SAS-SV). The simple regression analysis conducted on the data revealed that internet dependency statistically significantly predicted the respondent's schoolwork participation F (1,250), 36.71, P&lt;.000. Thus, the result affirmed the hypothesis that internet dependency would significantly correlate with schoolwork participation was supported. The practical implications and recommendations are discussed.

Hyperfocus symptom and internet addiction in individuals with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder trait.

Hyperfocus symptom is the intense concentration on a certain object. It is a common but often overlooked symptom in those with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Hyperfocus disrupts attention control and results in a focus on inappropriate behaviors. It allows individuals to focus on internet use and make them use internet excessively. This excessive internet use can lead to an addiction. This study investigated the status of IA and hyperfocus, the mediation effect of hyperfocus in relation to IA, and the relationship between ADHD subtypes and hyperfocus in those with ADHD symptoms. This web-based cross-sectional study included 3,500 Japanese adults who completed internet-based questionnaires, which included the Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale (ASRS), Internet Addiction Test (IAT), and Hyperfocus Scale (HFS) to assess ADHD symptoms, internet dependence, and hyperfocus symptoms, respectively. The mediating role of HFS in the relationship between ASRS and IAT was assessed by mediation analysis. To analyze the relationship between hyperfocus symptoms and ADHD subtypes, we compared the correlation of HFS with the Inattention and Hyperactive Scores of ASRS. ADHD traits were associated with higher IAT scores (p < 0.001) and higher HFS scores (p < 0.001). Mediation analysis and bootstrap testing showed that HFS significantly mediated the association between ASRS and IAT. Analyses of ADHD subtypes demonstrated that HFS was significantly correlated with the Inattention (R = 0.597, p < 0.001) and Hyperactive (R = 0.523, p < 0.001) Scores. The correlation between HFS and the Inattention Score was significantly higher than that between HFS and the Hyperactive Score (p < 0.001). Our findings suggest that hyperfocus may play an important role in addictive behavior in ADHD as a manifestation of attentional control malfunction.

THE USE OF COGNITIVE BEHAVIOUR THERAPY AS A TREATMENT OF INTERNET ADDICTION DISORDER IN ADOLESCENTS: LITERATURE REVIEW

ABSTRACT Background: Internet Addiction Disorder (IAD) is a condition of internet dependence that can hinder adolescent development, as many as 73% of teenagers experience gadget addiction and as much as 75% experience internet addiction. IAD can cause significant losses to teenagers, such as they will not control themselves, feeling restless, anxious, depressed and can impair their daily activities. This can harm their psych and psychology. Purpose: This article aims to analyze the effectiveness of Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) on IAD treatment in adolescents. Method: The method used in writing this article was a literature review. Reports were obtained through search sites such as Proquest, Science Direct, and PubMed with a range of publication years 2015-2021. Nine main journals were used as references by the authors. Results: From the nine major journals, it was found that CBT was effective in treating and reducing the signs and symptoms of internet addiction in adolescents. After being given CBT intervention for 1-12 meetings, there was an improvement in neurotransmitters and imaging results in the brain. Furthermore, giving CBT can reduce the duration of gadget use, anxiety, depression, and impulsive behavior in adolescents with IAD. Conclusion: CBT can be used to treat and prevent IAD in adolescents by changing maladaptive behavior into adaptive ones. Individuals are taught to understand and monitor their thoughts to identify which triggers feelings and actions of internet addiction.

Early user experience and lessons learned using ultra-portable digital X-ray with computer-aided detection (DXR-CAD) products: A qualitative study from the perspective of healthcare providers.

Recent technological and radiological advances have renewed interest in using X-rays to screen and triage people with tuberculosis (TB). The miniaturization of digital X-ray (DXR), combined with automatic interpretation using computer-aided detection (CAD) software can extend the reach of DXR screening interventions for TB. This qualitative study assessed early implementers' experiences and lessons learned when using ultra-portable (UP) DXR systems integrated with CAD software to screen and triage TB. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with project staff and healthcare workers at six pilot sites. Transcripts were coded and analyzed using a framework approach. The themes that emerged were subsequently organized and presented using the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR). There were 26 interviewees with varying roles: supervisory, clinicians, radiographers, and radiologists. Participants recognized the portability as the main advantage, but criticize that it involves several compromises on throughput, internet dependence, manoeuvrability, and stability, as well as suitability for patients with larger body sizes. Furthermore, compared to using hardware and software from the same supplier and without digital health information systems, complexity increases with interoperability between hardware and software, and between different electronic health information systems. Currently, there is a limited capacity to implement these technologies, especially due to the need for threshold selection, and lack of guidance on radiation protection suitable for UP DXR machines. Finally, the respondents stressed the importance of having protected means of sharing patient medical data, as well as comprehensive support and warranty plans. Study findings suggest that UP DXR with CAD was overall well received to decentralize radiological assessment for TB, however, the improved portability involved programmatic compromises. The main barriers to uptake included insufficient capacity and lack of guidance on radiation protection suitable for UP DXR.

Role of innate and acquired resilience in behavioral system, mental health, and internet addiction among Japanese adolescents in the COVID-19 pandemic.

This study examines mediation models in which behavioral inhibition and activation systems (BIS/BAS) impact internet addiction through mental health and the moderating roles of innate and acquired resilience in the models. The data set used in this study was a cross-sectional survey among 952 adolescents in July 2021. Internet Addiction Test, Fear of COVID-19 Scale, BIS/BAS scales, and Depression Self-Rating Scale were used for analysis. After controlling for gender, the mediation and moderated mediation models were examined. The results revealed that depressive symptoms partially mediated the relationship between BIS and internet addiction and between BAS-fun-seeking (BAS-FS) and internet addiction. Innate and acquired resilience moderated the relationship between depressive symptoms and internet addiction. The indirect effect of innate and acquired resilience on internet addiction via depressive symptoms was statistically significant in both low and high innate and acquired resilience. The results of conditional indirect effect analysis indicated that the depressive symptoms-internet addiction association decreased with the increase of innate or acquired resilience level. Our results suggested that depression symptoms played a significant mediation role in the relationships between BIS/BAS and internet addiction, and higher innate and acquired resilience was associated with a reduced risk of internet addiction. BIS/BAS may be a risk for internet dependence via mental health, and innate and acquired resilience appears to serve as a protective factor.

The Effect of Future Time Perspective on Internet Dependence Among College Students in Pandemic Time: A Moderated Mediation Analysis.

Social isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic has greatly increased the probability of Internet dependence. This study sought to examine the relation between future time perspective and college students' Internet dependence, as well as the mediating role of boredom proneness and the moderating effect of self-control in the link between boredom proneness and Internet dependence. A questionnaire survey was carriedoutamong college students from two universities in China. A sample of 448 participants varying fromfreshmento seniors completed questionnaires on future time perspective, Internet dependence, boredom proneness and self-control. Results indicated that college students with high future time perspective were less likely to fall into Internet dependence and boredom proneness mediated this relationship. The relation between boredom proneness and Internet dependence was moderated by self-control. Boredom proneness had a greater impact on Internet dependence for students with low self-control. Future time perspective could influence Internet dependence through the mediating role of boredom proneness, which is moderated by self-control. The results advanced our understanding of how future time perspective affected college students' Internet dependence, revealing that intervention strategies which could improve students' self-control would be instrumental in reducing Internet dependence.

A Study on the Relationship between Internet Overdependence and Anger Response among Young Adults during COVID-19 Pandemic: Moderating Effect on Negative Emotions.

The aim of this study is to examine how Internet dependence affects anger responses during the COVID-19 pandemic. Owing to social distancing policies, Internet dependence has intensified, and the prevalence of anger has significantly increased. To understand this phenomenon and draw some implications, the "frustration-aggression hypothesis" was utilized for the theoretical framework and anger response was categorized into functional and dysfunctional anger responses. An analysis shows that overdependence on the Internet has a positive effect on the dysfunctional anger response. At the same time, other negative emotions replace anger, reducing the possibility of a dysfunctional anger response. Accordingly, a need for a constant effort to understand the circumstances of the young generation living in the "new normal" is emphasized; moreover, this paper suggests some theoretical and practical implications.

Digital Dependence in Organizations: Impacts on the Physical and Mental Health of Employees.

Digital Dependence is a person's persistent inability to regulate digital devices on which they have become highly dependent. Internet dependence has been described since the mid-1990s, and studies on this topic have intensified since 2010. This type of individual dependence has received considerable published literature, but it is new in the collective setting of organizations, offering the hypothesis that it can also be collective, given the impacts it can provide. Research has evolved geographically from three countries to 17 since the beginning of the last decade, with 7 new scales for digital dependence. There were 13 new revalidations of the Nomophobia Questionnaire (NMP-Q), with an increase from 1,000 to 13,000 volunteers. Geographical evolution and an increase in the number of scales and volunteers and their different profiles were described. New approaches reinforce evolution and its impacts on human behavior. This study provides historical insight into Digital Dependence and opens new prospects for research on the differences between nations and people, sexes, professionals, and the need for further research in organizations.

Internet Addiction in Undergraduate Students of the University of Medicine in Tirana, Albania.

The usage of the internet amid university students and has increased significantly. Internet dependence between university students rises the hazard of adverse mental, somatic, economic concerns. The objective of our study is to determine the prevalence and aspects related to internet dependence amid university students in the University of Medicine in Tirana, Albania. This cross-sectional study was held in June-August 2022 at University of Medicine in Tirana, Albania. By using Internet Addiction Test (IAT) we collected data on respondents' social-demographic features, internet use rehearsals, observed mental status and interactive bond of participants. From 405 students who delivered their whole reply, we found that the prevalence of Internet Dependence is 109(27.65%).Regarding the gender the majority of the participants were females 275 (67.91%). Prior to the field of study the nursing students involved the larger part of the respondents 177 (43.7%). 234 (57.77%) of the students reported to have a middle economic status. Almost twenty eight percent of medical university students in Albania depend on the internet. Internet dependence is correlated with applying the internet at the university, using more time on the internet per day, and spending the internet for social media. More surveys are required to regulate the load of psychological issues related to internet dependence in high-risk populations.

Internet Dependence, Empathy, and Student Knowledge Management: Student Survey in Surakarta

This study presents a new model of student knowledge management. The data were processed using 218 respondents with path analysis; the results showed that the average student in Surakarta and their surroundings had moderate KI, high empathy, and performed MPM well. Internet dependence turned out to have a positive effect on empathy. KI has a negative effect on MPM, while empathy has a positive effect on MPM. Opportunities to create various empirical research models are still open and theoretical constructions still need to be strengthened. Keywords: internet dependence, empathy, student knowledge management, IoT. DOI: https://doi.org/10.55463/hkjss.issn.1021-3619.60.63

Anger and shyness as predictors of internet addiction among adolescents

The present study aimed to determine the prediction level of internet dependency in adolescents by anger and shyness. The study was conducted based on the correlational design method. The study participants included high school students in Adıyaman provin