This thesis aim to social welfare approach to the addictive usage of Internet by exploring the individual behaviors, the social environmental and other relations with Internet. The data of this study are based on 260 university student in Daegu and th...
This thesis aim to social welfare approach to the addictive usage of Internet by exploring the individual behaviors, the social environmental and other relations with Internet. The data of this study are based on 260 university student in Daegu and the north of KyungSang.
Data have been analyzed by the statistical methods such as frequency, mean, one-way anova, stepwise regression analysis and path analysis, process analysis utilizing SPSS/WIN.
The results of this research are summarized as followings.
First, the evaluation of the addictive usage of the Internet by united student is the group of addictive users and very addictive users of Internet 86.9%.
Second, the evaluation of the addictive usage of Internet by exploring the individual behaviors characteristics, the social environmental and other relations with Internet, the individual behaviors characteristics is cyber support and real support were higher, impulsive/sensational seeking and intention Were lower. Social characteristics factor is the ability to solve problems is middle groups over a half, and the ability to solve problems is observed. Environmental characteristics factor is family and friend support is observed. The Internet have been used average three years degree on the relation with Internet characteristics.
Third, the effect of various variables on the addictive Internet usage is investigated. Higer of impulsive/sensational seeking, low of clarified in expression and self-expression, longer of the Internet usage time, shorter of the period using the Internet, lower of real suppot can easily addicted in using Internet.
Fourth, variables can be clarified in the effect addictive Internet usage as a result of path analysis in a view of the paths of the period using the Internet, the Internet using time, impulsive/sensational seeking. Specially important/sensational seeking of individual behaviors characteristic factor have important effects on the addictive usage of the Internet.
On the basis this research, addictive usage of the Internet should be understand not perspicacious characteristics in human, reciprocal action of new cyber culture and so on. And plants tp counteract about negative effect of Internet usage need various programs development for very addictive users and application plans that substituted. spare time for Internet usage time.
Finally, even though there is a possibility of Internet addiction disorder stemming from pathological cause, at this point various studies should have processed with more concrete and minute vision.