Problematic internet use among nursing students
Background: Heavy and prolonged use of internet by undergraduate students can precipitate problematic internet use in the form of internet addiction (IA) which may affect the psychological well-being and quality of life of the students. This study aims to assess the prevalence of IA among nursing s...
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| author | Al-Ani, Ali Sabri Radeef Faisal, Ghasak Ghazi |
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| description | Background: Heavy and prolonged use of internet by undergraduate students can precipitate problematic internet use in the form of internet addiction (IA) which may affect the psychological well-being and quality of life of the students. This study aims to assess the prevalence of IA among nursing students.
Methods: A sample of 174 nursing students from International Islamic University Malaysia participated in the study. Internet addiction was assessed using Chen Internet Addiction Scale.
Results: The prevalence of IA among students was 33.3% while 12.6% were at higher risk for addiction. No significant differences in terms of gender and other socio-demographic factors were found. IA is significantly higher among students who were using internet for more than 40 hours per week.
Conclusions: IA is considerably high among nursing students. Male and female students are equally affected by IA. |
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| spelling | iium-747322019-10-22T13:24:34Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/74732/ Problematic internet use among nursing students Al-Ani, Ali Sabri Radeef Faisal, Ghasak Ghazi RC321 Neuroscience. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry Background: Heavy and prolonged use of internet by undergraduate students can precipitate problematic internet use in the form of internet addiction (IA) which may affect the psychological well-being and quality of life of the students. This study aims to assess the prevalence of IA among nursing students. Methods: A sample of 174 nursing students from International Islamic University Malaysia participated in the study. Internet addiction was assessed using Chen Internet Addiction Scale. Results: The prevalence of IA among students was 33.3% while 12.6% were at higher risk for addiction. No significant differences in terms of gender and other socio-demographic factors were found. IA is significantly higher among students who were using internet for more than 40 hours per week. Conclusions: IA is considerably high among nursing students. Male and female students are equally affected by IA. 2019-07-10 Proceeding Paper PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/74732/2/Abstract%20pdf.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/74732/3/conference%20certificate.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/74732/12/Poster%20Public%20health.pdf Al-Ani, Ali Sabri Radeef and Faisal, Ghasak Ghazi (2019) Problematic internet use among nursing students. In: 5th International Conference on Public Health 2019, 10-12 July 2019, Kuala Lumpur. (Unpublished) |
| spellingShingle | RC321 Neuroscience. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry Al-Ani, Ali Sabri Radeef Faisal, Ghasak Ghazi Problematic internet use among nursing students |
| title | Problematic internet use among nursing students |
| title_full | Problematic internet use among nursing students |
| title_fullStr | Problematic internet use among nursing students |
| title_full_unstemmed | Problematic internet use among nursing students |
| title_short | Problematic internet use among nursing students |
| title_sort | problematic internet use among nursing students |
| topic | RC321 Neuroscience. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry |
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