Prevalence of internet addiction among undergraduate university physiotherapy students and correlation with academic performance, depression and general health

Ratanpara, V.; Dave, D.

doi:10.1016/j.physio.2015.03.1168

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“…Our results correspond with those of some other studies that showed searching for scientific material [ 18 ] and academic issues [ 42 ] are students’ main goals for using the internet and corroborate studies that have addressed the importance of internet use skills and digital literacy on students’ academic achievements [ 17 ]. Likewise, Deniz and Geyik [ 15 ] found online chatting and membership in social networks as the most common and seeking friends as the least common purposes of internet use, and Khamis et al [ 11 ] reported higher rates for entertainment and social media use purposes than for online shopping.…”

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“…Besides, internet has completely changed the learning context of university students [ 16 ], as many students use novel technologies for education-related purposes. Regarding the essential role of information technology (IT) in reaching educational goals, several studies have addressed the positive impacts of computer and internet skills and digital literacy on students’ academic achievements [ 17 , 18 ]. On the other hand, some studies have concerned about pathological or addictive internet-related behaviors (including SNS addiction) and their negative impacts on academic performance [ 19 ].…”

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Purposes of internet use among Iranian university students: exploring its relationship with social networking site (SNS) addiction

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Background Higher education students are heavy users of the internet for a wide variety of reasons, including Social Networking Sites (SNSs). This study investigated various purposes of internet use among undergraduate university students, and how different categories of such activities are related to SNS addiction. Methods The sample set from 420 SNS users (280 females), a survey questionnaire was used to collect the information, including demographic information, purposes for internet usage (social, entertainment, academic, and economic purposes), and SNS addiction. Descriptive statistics, correlation, and a path diagram to estimate the regression coefficients were used to examine the data. Results Findings revealed that the most common purposes for using the internet were online social networking and information seeking, followed by listening to music or watching movies, learning, relaxing, using email for educational needs, and reading socio-political news. In the comparison between categories of purposes for internet usage, the most prevalent group of purposes were academic and informative, recreational, social, and economic categories respectively. Moreover, the most significant influences belonged to the social group [positively], the academic and informative group (negatively), and the recreational group (positively) on SNS addiction respectively. The economic group of purposes did not have a significant influence on SNS addiction. Conclusion This study has important implications for education and health providers, particularly in universities; we recommend that they try to improve students’ mental health and academic performance by providing opportunities for them to improve their IT literacy and skills.

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“…The Internet and Facebook addiction level have been high, especially among students in health-related studies [ 24 – 26 ]. Studies on various undergraduate health students showed that the physiotherapy group had higher Internet addiction [ 26 , 27 ]. Among the present study participants, most of the students had a mild and moderate level of Facebook addictive behavior determined by the BFAS.…”

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“…Facebook use is an important indicator and a specific form of Internet addiction. The Internet and Facebook addiction level have been high, especially among students in health-related studies [24][25][26]. Studies on various undergraduate health students showed that the physiotherapy group had higher Internet addiction [26,27].…”

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“…The cutoff points of BFAS were accepted as 20, and the participants were divided into two groups as neutral Facebook use and problematic Facebook use. Further, the problematic Facebook use was categorized as mild (21)(22)(23)(24)(25)(26)(27)(28)(29)(30)(31)(32)(33)(34)(35)(36)(37)(38)(39)(40), moderate (41-69), and severe Facebook addiction (70-90).…”

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Problematic Facebook use behavior and locus of control in physiotherapy students

Şengül

Kahraman

2021

Bull Fac Phys Ther

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Background Problematic Facebook use is a broader umbrella for term addictive-like symptoms, and scarce self-regulation related to Facebook use reflecting social and personal problems, and many studies have suggested that it is associated with many psychosocial problems. Locus of control (LOC) is described as a personality trait developed through social learning theory. Recently, LOC has got attention from both the patient’s and clinician’s perspectives. In addition, higher external LOC is associated with problematic Internet use. The aim was to investigate whether problematic Facebook use is associated with LOC. Four hundred twenty-one university students were enrolled in this cross-sectional study. Problematic Facebook use was determined by the Bergen Facebook Addiction Scale, and the participants were divided into two groups as neutral users and problematic users. Locus of control was assessed using the Locus of Control Scale, including subscales of personal control, belief in chance, the meaninglessness of the effortfulness, belief in fate, and belief in an unjust world. Results In total, 333 students were eligible for the study. There were 66 students with neutral Facebook use (19.8%), and the remaining (n=267) had problematic Facebook use (80.2%). No significant difference was observed in the demographic characteristic of neutral and problematic Facebook users (p>0.05). Problematic Facebook users had significantly higher scores on the meaninglessness of the effortfulness (p<0.001), belief in fate (p=0.019), and belief in an unjust world (p=0.004) compared to the neutral Facebook users. Conclusions The results showed that the physiotherapy students having a problematic Facebook had significantly higher scores on the meaninglessness of the effortfulness, belief in fate, and belief in an unjust world compared to neutral Facebook users. All these negative thoughts might be a problem both for students themselves and their future patients.

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Prevalence of internet addiction among undergraduate university physiotherapy students and correlation with academic performance, depression and general health

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Purposes of internet use among Iranian university students: exploring its relationship with social networking site (SNS) addiction

Purposes of internet use among Iranian university students: exploring its relationship with social networking site (SNS) addiction

Problematic Facebook use behavior and locus of control in physiotherapy students

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