TITLE:
Correlates of Internet Addiction among Adolescents
AUTHORS:
Alfred D. Waldo
KEYWORDS:
Adolescents, Internet Addiction, Spiritual Intelligence, Psychological Wellbeing, Social Desirability
JOURNAL NAME:
Psychology,
Vol.5 No.18,
November
25,
2014
ABSTRACT: Internet
addiction is a broad concept. Despite inconclusive or inconsistent definition
for this disorder, usage of the internet is growing rapidly each year
especially among adolescents, making it imperative to look into factors that
can be correlated to it. The study provided description on adolescent internet
addiction and examined significant differences in terms of gender, type of
school and online behaviors. Further, the relationship of adolescent internet
addiction to spiritual intelligence, psychological wellbeing and social
desirability was explored. Questionnaires were used in the data collection;
findings suggest that adolescents are frequent online users and that there are
significant differences in terms of gender, school type, and online behaviors;
social desirability had a strong positive relationship with adolescent internet
addiction.