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Raju, Nevil Johnson; Valsaraj, Blessy Prabha; Noronha, Judith – Journal of Education and Practice, 2015
Online social networking (OSN) has played a significant role on the relationship among college students. It is becoming a popular medium for socializing online and tools to facilitate friendship. Young adults and adolescents are the most prolific users of OSN sites. The frequent use of OSN sites results in addiction toward these sites and…
Descriptors: Social Networks, Social Media, Addictive Behavior, Questionnaires
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Dhir, Amandeep; Chen, Sufen; Nieminen, Marko – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2015
The past few years have witnessed great developments in Internet infrastructure, which have led to increased Internet usage among people of various age groups. However, at the same time, there have been some negative implications associated with increased Internet usage for some individuals. "Internet addiction" (IA) is one such negative…
Descriptors: Internet, Addictive Behavior, Adolescents, Foreign Countries