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Download full textMasalimova, Alfiya R.; Khairullina, Elmira R.; Lapidus, Natalya I.; Orekhovskaya, Natalia A.; Zheltukhina, Marina R.; Baranova, Ekaterina A. – Contemporary Educational Technology, 2022
Smartphones are mobile technology cutting-edge. Daily, the amount of time spent on a phone increases. Excessive smartphone use and addiction have developed into big social issues. Addiction to smartphones is a negative and pathological concept that is assessed by a set of subjective and behavioral symptoms including fixation, loss of control, and…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, STEM Education, Handheld Devices, Telecommunications
Awobamise, Ayodeji; Jarrar, Yosra; Nweke, Gabriel E. – Contemporary Educational Technology, 2022
This study aimed at furthering the research on the relationship between social communication apprehension, self-esteem and Facebook addiction. To measure the three variables, a questionnaire comprised of The Personal Report of Communication Apprehension (PRCA-24), The Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RES), and The Bergen Facebook Addiction Scale…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Communication (Thought Transfer), Self Esteem, Social Media
Siah, Poh Chua; Hue, Jie Yeng; Wong, Bernie Zi Ru; Goh, Sin Jie – Contemporary Educational Technology, 2021
The excessive use of social media is prevalent among undergraduates. Dark triad personality is one of the significant predictors of social media addiction, but inconsistent findings were reported. This study adopted the personality-coping-outcome theory as a framework to examine whether coping strategies mediate the effects of dark triad…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Young Adults, Social Media, Computer Use
Simsek, Ali; Elciyar, Kemal; Kizilhan, Taner – Contemporary Educational Technology, 2019
Considering that social media addiction is probably the most recent type of technology addiction, the present study was designed based on the six components suggested by Griffiths (2013). Toward the main purpose of the study, the "Bergen Facebook Addiction Scale" was adapted to social media addiction and translated into Turkish. After…
Descriptors: Addictive Behavior, Social Media, High School Students, College Students
Colomo Magaña, Ernesto; Cívico Ariza, Andrea; Ruiz Palmero, Julio; Sánchez Rivas, Enrique – Contemporary Educational Technology, 2021
The excessive use of ICTs is a growing problem among young people. The social isolation caused by COVID-19 can increase these inappropriate behaviour. This study aims at analysing the problematic use of ICTs in trainee teachers based on the gender variable before and after the COVID-19 lockdown based on the gender variable. A longitudinal panel…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Social Isolation, Preservice Teachers
Erol, Osman; Cirak, Nese Sevim – Contemporary Educational Technology, 2019
The aim of this study is to examine the loneliness and Internet addiction levels of college students in terms of demographic variables and to determine the variables that predict their Internet addiction level. Data were collected from college students studying at a public university in Turkey. The UCLA Loneliness Scale Version3 and Internet…
Descriptors: Psychological Patterns, Internet, Addictive Behavior, Demography
Simsek, Eylem; Sali, Jale Balaban – Contemporary Educational Technology, 2014
How Internet addiction affects happiness of university students in terms of their cognitive and emotional resources was not adequately investigated. One of the inner resources of life satisfaction and happiness is defined as psychological capital (PsyCap), under the paradigm of positive psychology. PsyCap consists of four main sub-factors: hope,…
Descriptors: Internet, Addictive Behavior, College Students, Emotional Response
