Open AccessCOMPREHENSIVE STUDY OF INTERNET ADDICTION AMONG PUBLIC HIGHER EDUCATION CENTER STUDENTS IN MALAYSIA
Author(s) -
Mohammad Rusdi Ab Majid,
Zul Aizam Yassin,
Aznida binti Aziz,
Nurhijrah Zakaria
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of information system and technology management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0128-1666
DOI - 10.35631/jistm.622017
Subject(s) - addiction , the internet , psychology , scale (ratio) , descriptive statistics , addictive behavior , medical education , applied psychology , computer science , medicine , world wide web , psychiatry , geography , statistics , cartography , mathematics
Internet addiction among teenagers is an important issue discussed around the world. Almost all experts cite this issue as part of the main problems of the country. The main purpose of this study was to study internet addiction among students in public institutions of higher learning in Malaysia. The main focus of the study is to examine the addiction from the aspects of emotional and cognitive preoccupation with the internet among IPG students in Malaysia. The study also examined addiction from the aspect of loss of control and disruption of daily life to the internet among IPG students in Malaysia. This study uses quantitative methods as the main design. This survey study involved respondents consisting of 614 trainee teachers selected according to IPG zones throughout Malaysia. A descriptive statistical approach was used to obtain the level of internet addiction. The questionnaire instrument was adapted from An Internet Addiction Scale by Kimberly (1998) which was modified to coincide with the study conducted. The analysis was conducted using Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) Vol. 21 (SPSS) and analyzed descriptively to explain the findings of the study. The findings of this study as a whole found that internet addiction among students at IPG is at a moderate level. It is hoped that this study can provide good input to all parties to formulate actions for the well-being of society by forming a new generation that is concerned about the selection and use of information resources on the internet effectively.