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Internet addiction among adolescents: The role of self-esteem

Author(s) -

Betül Aydm,

Serkan Volkan San

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

procedia - social and behavioral sciences

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

ISSN - 1877-0428

DOI - 10.1016/j.sbspro.2011.04.325

Subject(s) - addiction , self esteem , the internet , psychology , scale (ratio) , clinical psychology , sample (material) , regression analysis , psychiatry , statistics , computer science , mathematics , geography , world wide web , chemistry , cartography , chromatography

This study aimed to examine the role of self-esteem on adolescents’ Internet addiction. The sample of the study consisted of 324 adolescents from Trabzon, Turkey. “Internet Addiction Scale” and “Coopersmith Self- Esteem Scale” were used as data collection instruments. Obtained data were analyzed through Pearson-Product -Moment correlation coefficient and multiple linear regression analysis. The findings showed that general self-esteem, social self-esteem, family-home self-esteem and total self-esteem were significantly and negatively correlated with Internet addiction. Furthermore, social self-esteem and family-home self-esteem were found to be significant predictors of Internet addiction. These results were discussed and some conclusions were made

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