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Internet Addiction and Subjective Wellbeing in University Students

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  • Journal of Positive Psychology and Wellbeing

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  • 2017

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While the internet brings some conveniences to the life of the individual, it may cause some problems from the other side. One of the most important problems encountered in recent years regarding internet usage is problematic usage of the internet or internet addiction. The purpose of this study is to analyze the relationship between internet addiction and subjective well-being in university students. Study sample included 293 university students studying at a public university, Turkey. The age of the participants varied between 17 and 33 years. The average age was 19.42 (SD = 1.29). The participants were 63% female and 37% male. Regression analysis used to investigate the association between internet addiction and subjective well-being indicators. The results of these analyses showed that positive feelings and life satisfaction predicted internet addiction negatively; but negative feelings predicted the internet addiction in a positive way. The findings discussed and some suggestions were presented for research and practice.
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