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Direct linkAllahverdi, Fatima Zehra – Psychology in the Schools, 2022
The study adds to the literature by analyzing data from Kuwait University, a public university in the Gulf region of the Middle East, where research in the area of social media is relatively new. The study is the first to quantify the relationship of different social media applications frequency usage with perceived social media addiction among…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Social Media, Addictive Behavior, College Students
Download full textMustafa, Khalid Ismail; Abdullah, Zhwan Dalshad; Abdulrahman, Renas Osman; Ismail, Azad Ali – International Journal of Research in Education and Science, 2021
This study aimed at investigating the underlying factors of selfie addiction among university students. It further attempted to find out the role of gender difference in selfie addiction. A 19-item self-developed questionnaire used to measure selfie addiction. The questionnaire was validated using a sample of 269 randomly selected university…
Descriptors: Photography, Social Media, Addictive Behavior, Test Construction
Castro-Sánchez, Manuel; Rojas-Jiménez, Mercedes; Zurita-Ortega, Félix; Chacón-Cuberos, Ramón – Education Sciences, 2019
Background: At present, new technologies provide numerous benefits in their correct use, while the need arises to study the consumption of some technologies, in this case, videogames, due to the negative consequences that they can cause in those subjects who have not yet consolidated their personality due to their excessive use. The study aimed to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Self Concept, Video Games
Gönültas, Mesut – International Journal of Psychology and Educational Studies, 2022
The study aimed to reveal the prevalence of cyber bullying and victimization among university students and to analyze whether levels of cyber bullying and victimization in students can be differentiated according to the level of problematic Internet use. Moreover, the study intended to examine the relationships between gender, year level, and…
Descriptors: Bullying, Computer Mediated Communication, Victims, College Students
Watson, Joshua C.; Prosek, Elizabeth A.; Giordano, Amanda L. – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2022
This study aimed to explore the effects of mattering, social media addiction, online activity, school connectedness, age, and gender on anxiety/depressive symptomatology among U.S. adolescents. A nationally representative Qualtrics panel sample consisting of 441 adolescents (M[subscript age] = 17.3; SD[subscript age] = 1.67) participated in this…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Stress Variables, Age Differences, Gender Differences
Malo-Cerrato, Sara; Martín-Perpiñá, Maria-de-las-Mercedes; Viñas-Poch, Ferran – Comunicar: Media Education Research Journal, 2018
Understanding the factors that predict excessive use of social networks in adolescence can help prevent problems such as addictive behaviours, loneliness or cyberbullying. The main aim was to ascertain the psychological and social profile of adolescents whose use of SNSS is excessive. Participants comprised 1,102 adolescents aged between 11 and 18…
Descriptors: Social Networks, Social Support Groups, Self Concept, Mothers
Thompson, Sharon H.; Lougheed, Eric – College Student Journal, 2012
Although a majority of young adults are members of at least one social networking site, peer reviewed research examining gender differences in social networking communication is sparse. This study examined gender differences in social networking, particularly for Facebook use, among undergraduates. A survey was distributed to 268 college students…
Descriptors: Mental Health, Student Attitudes, College Freshmen, Social Networks
Pracana, Clara, Ed.; Wang, Michael, Ed. – Online Submission, 2021
This book contains a compilation of papers presented at the International Psychological Applications Conference and Trends (InPACT) 2021, organized by the World Institute for Advanced Research and Science (W.I.A.R.S.), that this year has been converted into a fully Virtual Conference as a result of the ongoing Coronavirus (COVID 19) pandemic.…
Descriptors: Educational Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology, Cognitive Psychology
