Related Factors of Internet Addiction and School Achievement at Vocational Schools.

碩士 === 中原大學 === 資訊管理研究所 === 94 === ABSTRACT This research is to study the relationship of personal characteristics, the behavior of using internet, the internet addiction and school achievement for vocational students. This research has two purposes. First, to understand the relationship among perso...

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Main Authors: Chia-chen Lee, 李佳蓁
Other Authors: Tong-An Hsu
Format: Others
Language:zh-TW
Published: 2006
Online Access:http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/96131089403642107325
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Summary:碩士 === 中原大學 === 資訊管理研究所 === 94 === ABSTRACT This research is to study the relationship of personal characteristics, the behavior of using internet, the internet addiction and school achievement for vocational students. This research has two purposes. First, to understand the relationship among personal characteristics, the behavior of using internet, and the internet addiction. Second, to understand the relationship among the internet addiction and school achievement. Of the 594 qualified samples, 82 were classified as Internet addicted. Major findings of the study are: 1. The average weekly hours on Internet for those addicted is 28.49 hours, it’s 1.88 times that of normal ones. The probability of males to become addicted is 2.5 times that of females. 2. The vocational student's individual factors, like the sex, melancholy , nervousness and the lower self-esteem prompt the student to use more time in internet. The average weekly hours on Internet is positive correlated with Internet addiction. 3. Entertainment is the major factor for vocational students to use Internet, social contact and emotions as second, information searching as last. 4. The opportunity of melancholy student to be internet addiction is higher, approximately is 2-3 time. The melancholy is positive correlated with Internet addiction. 5. The relationship between internet addiction and school achievement tallies reveals the standard under 0.1. Some internet addiction’s student has the problem in the time assignment that creates the study result not good. 6. The factors of sex, grades, the economical condition, personal characteristics and melancholy are positive correlated with internet using. 7. The factors of sex, the economical condition, melancholy and the average weekly hours on Internet are positive correlated with internet addiction. Finally, we have some suggestions for teachers, parents, and schools. To connect or use the Internet is essential for a new modern life. Following the rise of the internet, problems appear too. The teachers and parents should take moving care of students in internet addiction. We should teach students how to restrain themselves, and how to communicate with people, rather than getting rid of computers.