Gender Differences in Internet Addiction among University Students in the Slovak Republic Republic

Result code in IS VaVaI

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Result on the web

<a href="https://verso.is.cuni.cz/pub/verso.fpl?fname=obd_publikace_handle&handle=SSNZH6js1H" target="_blank" >https://verso.is.cuni.cz/pub/verso.fpl?fname=obd_publikace_handle&handle=SSNZH6js1H</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.35198/01-2021-001-0001" target="_blank" >10.35198/01-2021-001-0001</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Gender Differences in Internet Addiction among University Students in the Slovak Republic Republic

Original language description

BACKGROUND: The internet is an integral part of today&apos;s life; therefore, the risk of internet addiction is very high. The current consequences of internet addiction are not comparable to those of other types of addiction. However, internet addiction may be a serious problem in the future. For this reason, this issue should be addressed today. AIMS: The primary objective of the study was to assess the differences in internet addiction between males and females in a sample of university students in the Slovak Republic. Differences were assessed in the total internet addiction score, as well as in the individual sub-scales of the Internet Addiction Test (IAT) (Salience, Excessive Use, Neglect Work, Anticipation, Lack of Control, Neglect Social Life). METHODS: A questionnaire survey was conducted in 2020. The objective of the study was mainly achieved using the non-parametric Mann-Whitney test. SAMPLE: The population was selected in the form of a non-random sample and consists of 1612 responses from students of Slovak universities. Data obtained using the standardized IAT scale was included in the analyses. RESULTS: The overall rate of internet addiction in the research sample was not critical, while increased scores were found in the Neglect Work, Anticipation, and Lack of Control sub-scales. Significant differences were identified in the areas of Salience, Excessive Use, Neglect Work, and Neglect Social Life. In general, male students showed a higher rate of internet addiction. CONCLUSIONS: Internet addiction in high-risk population groups should be systematically monitored. The lifestyle of university students may be a predictor of these addictions, which may be a serious problem in the future.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_SC - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the SCOPUS database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

30312 - Substance abuse

Project

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Continuities

V - Vyzkumna aktivita podporovana z jinych verejnych zdroju

Publication year

2021

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Adiktologie

ISSN

1213-3841

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

21

Issue of the periodical within the volume

1

Country of publishing house

CZ - CZECH REPUBLIC

Number of pages

8

Pages from-to

35-42

UT code for WoS article

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EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85120814687