Psychological Development and Education ›› 2010, Vol. 26 ›› Issue (6): 618-626.

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The Relationship of Internet Use, Internet Special Self-efficacy and Internet Addiction in University Students

LUO Zhe-hui1, WAN Jing-jing3, LIU Qin-xue1, FANG Xiao-yi1,2   

  1. 1. Institute of Developmental Psychology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875;
    2. State's Key Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience and Learning, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875;
    3. Political Education Department, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074
  • Online:2010-11-15 Published:2010-11-15

Abstract: In order to explore the effect of internet special self-efficacy on the relationship of internet use behaviors and internet addiction in university students,1121 undergraduate students from five universities in Wuhan were invited to participate in the study.They were asked to finish Chinese Internet Addiction Scale(CIAS),Internet Use Questionnaire,Internet Use Self-efficacy Questionnaire,and Internet Control Self-efficacy Questionnaire.The results showed that there were gender and grade differences in internet use behaviors of undergraduate students.In the participants,12.2% were internet addicts.And the proportion of internet addiction was different in different gender and grade.The internet special self-efficacy of undergraduate students also had gender and grade differences.The number of days using internet per week,using online games,online transaction,and internet social contact could predicted internet addiction directly.Undergraduate students' internet use behaviors could not only affect internet addiction directly,but also affect internet addiction indirectly through internet use self-efficacy and internet control self-efficacy.From the study,we had some suggestions for the intervention and prevention of internet addiction.

Key words: internet use, internet addiction, internet use self-efficacy, internet control self-efficacy, undergraduate students

CLC Number: 

  • B844.3
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