The Relationship and Influence of Internet User's Characteristic on Internet Addiction among Undergraduate Students
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The study aimed to investigate the relationship and predict Internet user's characteristic (i.e. age at the start using the Internet, the longevity of Internet usage from the beginning to the present, and the average internet usage time per day) that influence on Internet addiction among undergraduate students. Samples were 258 undergraduate students (80.6% females and 19.4 males) whose age ranged from 18- 25 years old and they were able to connect to the Internet. All of the samples were asked to complete questionnaires including general information and Internet Addiction Test (IAT). The results revealed that 'age at the start using the Internet' and 'the average internet usage time per day' were significantly correlated with the Internet addiction (r = -.131, p-value < .05 and r = .283, p-value< .01, respectively). ‘The average internet usage time per day' was also shown as a significant predictor of Internet addiction at the level of .01 (ẞ = .296, p-value < .001). Our findings, hence, benefit for a practitioner to gain basic knowledge for designing health- related program emphasizing on promoting healthy Internet usage behavior since childhood. This promotion program would be able to enhance individual to grow maturely in the era of advancing technology and digital.
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ผู้ส่งบทความ (และคณะผู้วิจัยทุกคน) ตระหนักและปฎิบัติตามจริยธรรมการวิจัยอย่างเคร่งครัด ทั้งนี้บทความ เนื้อหา ข้อมูล ข้อความ ภาพ ตาราง แผนภาพ แผนผัง หรือข้อคิดเห็นใดๆ ที่ปรากฎในบทความ เป็นความคิดเห็นและความรับผิดชอบของผู้ส่งบทความ กองบรรณาธิการไม่จำเป็นต้องเห็นตามเสมอไป และไม่มีส่วนรับผิดชอบใดๆ โดยถือเป็นความรับผิดของของเจ้าของบทความเพียงผู้เดียว
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