Internet Addiction and Loneliness Among Students of University of Shkodra
| Autor: | Elona Hasmujaj |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
| Předmět: |
business.industry
Addiction media_common.quotation_subject education 05 social sciences 050801 communication & media studies Loneliness Mental illness medicine.disease Social relation UCLA Loneliness Scale 03 medical and health sciences Interpersonal relationship 0302 clinical medicine 0508 media and communications mental disorders medicine The Internet medicine.symptom business Psychology 030217 neurology & neurosurgery Consumer behaviour media_common Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | European Scientific Journal, ESJ. 12:397 |
| ISSN: | 1857-7431 1857-7881 |
| DOI: | 10.19044/esj.2016.v12n29p397 |
| Popis: | Internet addiction is a kind of consumer behavior that has attracted the attention of many studies. Loneliness is a frequently reported mental illness addicted to the internet. Lonely individuals may be drawn online because of the increased potential for companionship, the changed social interaction patterns online, and as a way to modulate negative moods associated with loneliness. This study examines the relationship between internet addiction and loneliness among albanian students of University of Shkodra and the gender differences to this aspect. The participants to the research were 151 students from 18-23 years old, who live in different places of North Albania. In order to trace the connection between loneliness and Internet addiction among students was used the self-administered questionnaires: Internet Addiction Test (IAT) and UCLA Loneliness Scale. The research has shown that there is a mild negative correlation between loneliness and Internet addiction, on the other hand no gender differences was found in terms of internet addiction and loneliness level. The results suggest that students addicted to the Internet have significantly lower rates of loneliness. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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