Internet Addiction, Locus of Control and Resilience
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Title
Internet Addiction, Locus of Control and Resilience
Subject
Internet Addiction
Locus of Control
emerging adults
Resilience
Description
The study investigates the difference in the Locus of Control and Resilience with respect to different levels of Internet Addiction as well as their impact on Internet Addiction among emerging adults. It assesses Internet Addiction levels, investigates the association between Internet Addiction, Locus of Control and Resilience and analyses gender difference. Internet Addiction Test by Young, Locus of Control (LOC-Scale) Scale developed by Rotter (1966) and The Brief Resilience Scale were used. Pearson’s product-moment correlation analysis was used to evaluate the association between Internet Addiction, Locus of Control and Resilience. An independent t-test was used to test whether there is a statistical difference between gender and internet addiction at different levels. One-way ANOVA was used to investigate the gender difference in Internet Addiction, Locus of Control and Resilience respectively. The research findings show that there is a significant relationship between Internet Addiction, Locus of Control and Resilience as well as significant gender difference in Internet Addiction. A significant difference in Resilience among the different levels of Internet Addiction was also found in the study.
Creator
Jacob, Juslin
Source
Artha Journal of Social Sciences; Vol. 19 No. 1 (2020): Artha Journal of Social Sciences; 27 - 45
0000-0000
0975-329X
Publisher
Centre for Publications, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bangalore
Date
2020-01-01
Rights
Copyright (c) 2020 Artha Journal of Social Sciences
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0
Relation
Format
application/pdf
Language
eng
Type
info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Peer-reviewed Article
text
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Collection
Citation
Juslin Jacob, Internet Addiction, Locus of Control and Resilience, Centre for Publications, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bangalore, 2020, accessed October 30, 2024, https://igi.indrastra.com/items/show/494