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Kalkan, Bilal; Bhat, Christine Suniti – International Journal of Contemporary Educational Research, 2020
Young adults on college campuses have easy access to information and communications technology (ICT) which they use extensively for study, work, and leisure. The purpose of this study was to investigate the prevalence and extent of problematic Internet use, online gaming behavior, and online gambling behavior (together referred to as dysfunctional…
Descriptors: Internet, Games, Risk, Depression (Psychology)
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Ogachi, Fabio Maroma; Karega, Muchiri; Oteyo, John Samson – Cypriot Journal of Educational Sciences, 2019
This study sought to establish the relationship between depression and pathological internet use (PIU) among university students in Kenya. The study used correlational design to establish the relationship between the variables. The target population was university students in Kenya. Convenience sampling was used to sample students from one public…
Descriptors: Addictive Behavior, Gender Differences, Internet, Depression (Psychology)
Sahin, Cengiz – Online Submission, 2014
The concept of internet addiction refers to the excessive use of internet which in turn causes various problems in individual, social and professional aspects. The aim of this study is to determine the relationship between depression and internet addiction in terms of grades, sex, the existence of internet connection at home and time spent on…
Descriptors: Correlation, Internet, Addictive Behavior, High School Students
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Ayas, Tuncay; Horzum, Mehmet Baris – Education, 2013
Problem: Internet addiction has been emerged as a result of excessive internet misuse. In this study, analyzing the effects of depression, loneliness and self-esteem has been aimed in the prediction of the internet addiction levels of secondary education students. Method: The research is conducted according to the cross-sectional model as one of…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Correlation, Depression (Psychology), Internet