THE PRELIMINARY STUDY: FACTORS OF INTERNET ADDICTION AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

AZRI, AINA MASTURINA and SAMSUDIN, ERYN IZRINA and IBRAHIM, MUHAMAD SHAMSUL and YUSUF, SARINA THE PRELIMINARY STUDY: FACTORS OF INTERNET ADDICTION AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE. Jurnal EVOLUSI, 2 (1). ISSN 2735-2234

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Abstract

Internet addiction is considered excessive and obsession online. Excessive and obsession to surf the internet could result in interference to everyday life activities. Internet obsession is caused by poor control the desire to surf the internet adequately. Individual attachment to technology such as mobile phones and video games is one of the leading factors that could cause excessive internet usage and internet obsession. The student who suffers from excessive internet usage and internet obsession show poor discipline to manage their life, awkwardness while talking to a person face-to-face, low self-esteem, depression, and easy to feel bored when there is no internet connection. The study conducted a preliminary survey of 100 respondents to determine the instrument reliability before the actual data collection. The reliability test value for the variable in this study is between 0.7 to 0.8 indicated that the instrument is reliable for the actual data collection. The preliminary analysis to test the hypotheses revealed that only the internet addiction and parent lack of control are correlated to the student academic performance. Both factors show low strength to influence student academic performance. Therefore, the preliminary analysis findings are contradicted to the suggested hypotheses. However, the study expects a different result for the actual data collection.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Internet Addiction,Parents’ Lack of Control,Emotional Instability, Academic Performance,Students
Subjects:	L Education > L Education (General) L Education > LC Special aspects of education L Education > LC Special aspects of education > LC5201 Education extension. Adult education. Continuing education
Divisions:	Faculty of Business, Accountancy and Social Sciences
Depositing User:	Mrs Shariffah Shuhaiza Syed Mohd Nor
Date Deposited:	17 Aug 2021 06:20
Last Modified:	17 Aug 2021 06:20
URI:	http://eprints.kuptm.edu.my/id/eprint/1933

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