A Study of Internet Addiction on a Senior High School--Example of an Academic-Performance-Oriented High School in Yunling County

• Main Authors: Wei-Chen Yen, 顏薇真
• Other Authors: Chang-Bin Wang
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2014
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/s964hr

碩士 === 南華大學 === 資訊管理學系 === 102 === 　　The main purpose of this study is to understand the Internet addition of students in an academic-performance-oriented high school in Yunlin County. It examines the differences of the students with various background variables and investigates whether the academic performances of students in high-risk groups are related to their internet addition. 　 　　The study conducted a survey among 369 students in a high school in Yunlin which focuses on academic performances, using questionnaires , “ the Internet Addition Survey in Chinese Version” , and “ General Physical and Mental Health Status Survey “ to investigate the correlation, and analyze the data with Descriptive statistics,T-test,and analysis of variance。 　 　　The result of the present study showed that there was a significant correlation between the frequency of internet browsing and the internet addition among the participants. Particularly in high-risk groups, male students outnumbered female ones with junior students accounting for a highest percentage. These junior students surfed internet 1-3 hours every day, mainly playing online games. Besides, both of their mental and physical health and academic performances were inferior to their counterparts. It indicated that internet addition constituted an influential factor on their general health and performances in school. 　 　　Based on the study, the following recommendations call for action. Firstly, the cooperation between students’ families, school and society is indispensable. Secondly, helping students to develop self-esteem and clarifying their values are also good ways of precaution. Thirdly, diversified extracurricular activities in school can foster students to build up positive characters. Fourthly, well-grounded interpersonal relationships among peers provide a potential power for students to be able to disconnect with the virtual world. Fifthly, instructing students with how to schedule their learning and studying defines their current life goals so as to detain their internet addition.