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Download full textMensah Prince Osiesi; Olutoyin Olufunke Fajobi; Sikeade Mercy Adegboyega; Abiodun Adesope Fadiya; Olaitan Titilayo Akinola; Muyiwa Sunday Ajimuse; Folasade Oluyemisi Olayinka; Sunday Nnamdi Okocha; Tolulope Oluwatoyin Olayiwola-Adedoja; Oladipo Adeyeye Olubodun; Atinuke Titilope Babalola; Valentina Grion – Higher Learning Research Communications, 2025
Objective: Internet addiction among university undergraduates may deeply impact their academic lives. This study investigated the association between academic fatigue, academic engagement, academic performance, gender, and internet addiction and how the variables jointly and relatively predict internet addiction among undergraduates in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Internet, Addictive Behavior, Undergraduate Students
Omoyemiju, Michael Adeniyi; Omotosho, Idowu Mujidat – International Journal of Research in Education and Science, 2023
The research examined the spread of internet addiction among tertiary institution students in Osun State and examine the connection between social anxiety and internet addiction. The research used descriptive survey research methodology. A sample of 1,430 students were picked to be involved in the research using multistage sampling methodology.…
Descriptors: Anxiety, College Students, Internet, Addictive Behavior
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This study examines the negative effects of social media addiction on the reading habits of second language learners at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. It is anchored on two theories: the Uses and Gratification theory and the Time Displacement theory. These theories were exploited in assessing the effects of addiction to the use of social media…
Descriptors: Social Media, Addictive Behavior, Foreign Countries, Reading Habits
Mayungbo, Olusegun; Akingbade, Retta; Ogunsanya, Oluwatomisin – European Journal of Psychology and Educational Research, 2022
Challenges relating to misuse and abuse of the internet and other mobile devices have become sources of concern among the youth population the world-over. However, research on cyber related issues has been focused mainly on adolescents in Nigeria. This study investigates the influence of cyber bullying, cyber victimization and pathological…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Bullying, Computer Mediated Communication
Omoyemiju, Michael Adeniyi; Popoola, Bayode Isaiah – British Journal of Guidance & Counselling, 2021
In this study the prevalence of internet addiction was ascertained among students of a university in Nigeria, using a survey design method. A sample of 1448 students was selected through a proportionate sampling technique. Data were collected using Young's (1998) Internet Addiction Test. Fourteen percent of the students exhibited severe levels of…
Descriptors: Incidence, Internet, Computer Use, Handheld Devices
Tella, Adeyinka – International Journal of Information and Communication Technology Education, 2021
The study examined dependency, satisfaction, and psychosocial characteristics as correlates of cell phone use by library and information science (LIS) undergraduate students. Using survey, 253 undergraduates represent the sample for the study. Five research questions were developed and answered. The results of the psychosocial characteristics'…
Descriptors: Addictive Behavior, Student Satisfaction, Psychological Characteristics, Handheld Devices
Nwosu, Kingsley Chinaza; David, Elijah Tochukwu; Unachukwu, Gabriel Chidi – International Journal of Education and Practice, 2021
This study investigated student teachers' demographic variables and their internet addiction as possible predictors of their loneliness, given that the youth are increasingly becoming lonely resulting in mental health problems. The sample size comprised 600 (mean age = 19.69, SD = 3.17) student teachers. Findings showed that male undergraduate…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Teachers, Internet, Addictive Behavior
Olasina, Gbolahan; Kheswa, Siyanda – Knowledge Management & E-Learning, 2021
There is an exponential increase of apprehension in the uptake, affordances and the excessive use of smartphones by multiple categories of users and the impact on the society. The research evaluates excessive use within a user community in a developing country landscape. It is estimated that many young people spend too much time on their phones…
Descriptors: Telecommunications, Handheld Devices, Technology Uses in Education, Educational Technology
Attou, Amal Ben, Ed.; Ciddi, M. Lutfi, Ed.; Unal, Mevlut, Ed. – International Society for Technology, Education, and Science, 2022
"Proceedings of International Conference on Studies in Education and Social Sciences" includes full papers presented at the International Conference on Studies in Education and Social Sciences (ICSES) which took place on November 10-13, 2022, in Antalya, Turkey. The aim of the conference is to offer opportunities to share ideas, to…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
