Jornal de Pesquisa e Terapia de Dependência

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Self-Concept as Determinants of Internet Addiction

Olabisi PB, Olanrewaju MK

The review researched locus of control and self-idea as determinants of web compulsion among state funded college students in Oyo State. Stratified random sampling methods were used to select 400 undergraduates from two Oyo state public universities. The Self-Concept Scale, Locus of Control Scale, and Internet Addiction Scale were utilized to measure respondents in order to accomplish the objectives. Four exploration speculations were tried in the concentrate through Pearson Item Second Connection and Numerous Relapse examination. Internet addiction was found to have a significant relationship with locus of control (r=0.12; p 0.05), self-concept and internet addiction had a significant relationship (r=0.66; p< 0.05), locus of control, self-concept, and internet addiction all interact (F 2,397 = 148.020; p<0.05) while locus of control don't genuinely anticipate web fixation (t=0.618, p>0.05) and self-idea measurably foresee web enslavement (t=16.942; p<0.05). The review suggests among others that school advocates and strategy creators ought to coordinate courses, studio and gatherings to sharpen the understudies of the need to have practical and objective self-evaluation and self-idea.