Title Usamljenost i problematično korištenje interneta kod srednjoškolaca i studenata
Title (english) Loneliness and problematic Internet use among high school and university students
Author Edita Brčić
Mentor Marina Nekić (mentor)
Committee member Zvjezdan Penezić (predsjednik povjerenstva)
Committee member Marina Nekić (član povjerenstva)
Committee member Ana Šimunić (član povjerenstva)
Granter University of Zadar (Department of Psychology) Zadar
Defense date and country 2016-09-22, Croatia
Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline SOCIAL SCIENCES Psychology Developmental Psychology
Abstract Usamljenost je uznemirujuće i univerzalno ljudsko iskustvo, koje tijekom života u većoj ili manjoj mjeri dožive svi ljudi (Peplau i Perlman, 1982). Brojni autori ističu kako je usamljenost posebno izražena u adolescenciji zbog velikih razvojnih promjena koje obilježavaju to razdoblje. Posljednjih desetljeća sve je veći znanstveni interes za proučavanje psiholoških efekata korištenja interneta zbog njegove sve veće upotrebe i razvoja problematičnog korištenja interneta. Glavni cilj ovog istraživanja bio je ispitati razlike u usamljenosti i problematičnom korištenju interneta između srednjoškolaca i studenata, postoje li razlike u problematičnom korištenju interneta s obzirom na razinu usamljenosti te utvrditi povezanost između usamljenosti, problematičnog korištenja interneta i nekih aspekata korištenja interneta. Istraživanje je provedeno na uzorku od 404 sudionika, odnosno učenika srednjih škola i studenata. Kako bi se odgovorilo na postavljene probleme primijenjene su dvije skale: kratka verzija UCLA skale usamljenosti i skala generaliziranog problematičnog korištenja interneta 2. Rezultati ovog istraživanja pokazali su da ne postoji statistiĉki značajna razlika u usamljenosti i korištenju interneta s obzirom na dobnu skupinu, odnosno između srednjoškolaca i studenata. Nadalje, u skladu s prijašnjim istraživanjima utvrđeno je da usamljeniji pojedinci imaju izraženije problematično korištenje interneta. Dobivena je i značajna pozitivna povezanost između usamljenosti i problematičnog korištenja interneta, dok između usamljenosti i nekih aspekata korištenja interneta nisu dobivene značajne povezanosti. Nadalje, dobivena je pozitivna povezanost problematičnog korištenja interneta i prosječnog vremena kojeg pojedinci dnevno provode na internetu, odnosno pojedinci s izraženijim problematičnim korištenjem interneta više slobodnog vremena provode na internetu tijekom dana.
Abstract (english) Loneliness is a disturbing and universal human experience, which, to a greater or lower extent, all people experience throughout life (Peplau and Perlman, 1982). Many authors point out that loneliness is especially expressed in adolescence due to the great developmental changes that mark this period. In recent decades, there is a growing scientific interest in the study of the psychological effects of the use of the Internet because of its increasing use and the development of problematic Internet use. The main aim of this study was to investigate differences in loneliness and problematic Internet use among high school students and university students, differences in problematic Internet use considering the level of loneliness, and the relationship between loneliness, problematic Internet use, and some aspects of using the Internet. The study was conducted on a sample of 404 participants, high school students and university students. In order to provide an answer to the identified problems two scales were applied: a short version of the UCLA loneliness scale and the scale of generalized problematic use of the Internet 2. The results of this study showed that there was no statistically significant age difference in loneliness and problematic Internet use, in other words there was no difference between high school students and university students. Furthermore, in accordance with previous studies it was found that lonely individuals have more pronounced problematic internet use. Additionally, there was a significant positive correlation between loneliness and problematic Internet use, while no significant correlations between loneliness and some aspects of using the Internet were found. Furthermore, there was a positive correlation between problematic Internet use and the average time that individuals spend online, that is, individuals with more pronounced problematic Internet use spend more time on the Internet daily.
Keywords
adolescencija
usamljenost
problematično korištenje interneta
Keywords (english)
adolescence
loneliness
problematic Internet use
Language croatian
URN:NBN urn:nbn:hr:162:097536
Study programme Title: Psychology Study programme type: university Study level: undergraduate Academic / professional title: sveučilišni/a prvostupnik/prvostupnica (baccalaureus/baccalaurea) psihologije (sveučilišni/a prvostupnik/prvostupnica (baccalaureus/baccalaurea) psihologije)
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