The factors that affect internet addiction of students in a web based learning environment

The obsessive usage of internet results in internet addiction is subjected in this study. Students who received the computer lesson on the internet have been investigated whether their addiction level changed according to gender, department, and time that they spend on the internet and their socio economic level. The research results showed that male students' level of internet addiction (LIA) was higher than female students'. It was also found that the LIA for those who spent more than 8 hours on the internet was higher than those who spent less than 8 hours in a week. It was found that there was a great significant difference among departments but students' socio-economic status didn't have a significant effect on their LIA.