Abstract
This study aimed at identifying the level of internet addiction among students in 8th, 9th and 10th grades in Zarqa first directorate public schools. It also aimed at exploring the ability of some social and demographical variables in predicting internet addiction. To achieve the objectives of the study, two tools measuring the degree of addiction on the internet and social support were administered to a sample of 600 male and female students. The results of the study revealed that the percentage of internet addicts amounted to 8.5% of the total study. The results of the study showed that social support, sex, and fathers’ educational level can predict the phenomenon of internet addiction in favor of non addicts.
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Publication details
- DOI
- 10.53543/jeps.vol9iss2pp312-324
- Journal
- Journal of Educational and Psychological Studies, 9(2), 312-324
- Publisher
- Sultan Qaboos University
- Open access
- Unknown
Cite this article
APA 7
Atoum, A., & Alhattab, L. W. (2015). Predicting Internet Addiction and Its Relation to Social Support among High Basic Stage Students. Journal of Educational and Psychological Studies, 9(2), 312-324. https://doi.org/10.53543/jeps.vol9iss2pp312-324
MLA 9
Atoum, Adnan, and Lean W. Alhattab. "Predicting Internet Addiction and Its Relation to Social Support among High Basic Stage Students." Journal of Educational and Psychological Studies, vol. 9, no. 2, 2015, pp. 312-324. https://doi.org/10.53543/jeps.vol9iss2pp312-324.
Chicago (author–date)
Atoum, Adnan, and Lean W. Alhattab. 2015. "Predicting Internet Addiction and Its Relation to Social Support among High Basic Stage Students." Journal of Educational and Psychological Studies 9 (2): 312-324. https://doi.org/10.53543/jeps.vol9iss2pp312-324.
Harvard
Atoum, A. and Alhattab, L. W. (2015) 'Predicting Internet Addiction and Its Relation to Social Support among High Basic Stage Students', Journal of Educational and Psychological Studies, 9(2), pp. 312-324. doi:10.53543/jeps.vol9iss2pp312-324.
Vancouver
Atoum A, Alhattab LW. Predicting Internet Addiction and Its Relation to Social Support among High Basic Stage Students. Journal of Educational and Psychological Studies. 2015;9(2):312-324. doi:10.53543/jeps.vol9iss2pp312-324
IEEE
A. Atoum, and L. W. Alhattab, "Predicting Internet Addiction and Its Relation to Social Support among High Basic Stage Students," Journal of Educational and Psychological Studies, vol. 9, no. 2, pp. 312-324, 2015, doi: 10.53543/jeps.vol9iss2pp312-324.