TY - JOUR
T1 - Analysis of attitudes toward computer networks and Internet addiction of Taiwanese adolescents
AU - Tsai, C. C.
AU - Lin, S. S.J.
N1 - Copyright:
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PY - 2001
Y1 - 2001
N2 - This study explored the interplay between young people's attitudes toward computer networks and Internet addiction. Ninety possible Internet addicts were selected for examination after analyzing the questionnaire responses of an initial sample of 753 Taiwanese high school adolescents. It was found that the subjects' attitudes toward computer networks could explain many aspects of Internet addiction. However, actual behaviors on Internet usage and perceptions on the usefulness of Internet were more important than affective responses toward computer networks in predicting adolescents' Internet addiction.
AB - This study explored the interplay between young people's attitudes toward computer networks and Internet addiction. Ninety possible Internet addicts were selected for examination after analyzing the questionnaire responses of an initial sample of 753 Taiwanese high school adolescents. It was found that the subjects' attitudes toward computer networks could explain many aspects of Internet addiction. However, actual behaviors on Internet usage and perceptions on the usefulness of Internet were more important than affective responses toward computer networks in predicting adolescents' Internet addiction.
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U2 - 10.1089/109493101300210277
DO - 10.1089/109493101300210277
M3 - Article
C2 - 11710262
AN - SCOPUS:0034981681
VL - 4
SP - 373
EP - 376
JO - Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking
JF - Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking
SN - 2152-2715
IS - 3
ER -