Background - Internet Addiction
Chapter 1
Brief Background of the Study
The Internet has become a worldwide phenomenon used by children and adults for a variety of reasons. It is a convenient way of retrieving information and connecting with others. Unfortunately, some individuals, like students, develop an addiction to the Internet, which can be difficult to overcome.
Addiction to the internet can be caused by: depression, compulsion, loneliness, or social disorder. We will be focusing on two internet features that get young adults addicted. First of which is, social networking.
Facebook and Twitter are two of the most widely used social networking sites among high school students, and having accounts for these is a social trend. You rarely see a high school student that does NOT have an account for either of these sites. These sites provide recreation for students and connections between friends or families, and it lets them keep in touch with people from around the world. It also lets us keep track of other’s activities and express ourselves through status updates. Sites like these were first seen as just another medium, a delivery system, not a diabolical machine. But now, people made it more productive; that’s why people get so addicted.
The second internet feature teenagers can’t seem to stop thinking about is online gaming. Boys mostly fall victims to this hobby, and it seems that it consumes much of their time and money. In most cases, teenage boys tend to make the computer shop, where the games they play are dominant, their own recreational sanctuary. So this kind of behavior tends to get in the way of their studies and their personal lives. Parents have a real problem with this, since not all parents are
Brief Background of the Study
The Internet has become a worldwide phenomenon used by children and adults for a variety of reasons. It is a convenient way of retrieving information and connecting with others. Unfortunately, some individuals, like students, develop an addiction to the Internet, which can be difficult to overcome.
Addiction to the internet can be caused by: depression, compulsion, loneliness, or social disorder. We will be focusing on two internet features that get young adults addicted. First of which is, social networking.
Facebook and Twitter are two of the most widely used social networking sites among high school students, and having accounts for these is a social trend. You rarely see a high school student that does NOT have an account for either of these sites. These sites provide recreation for students and connections between friends or families, and it lets them keep in touch with people from around the world. It also lets us keep track of other’s activities and express ourselves through status updates. Sites like these were first seen as just another medium, a delivery system, not a diabolical machine. But now, people made it more productive; that’s why people get so addicted.
The second internet feature teenagers can’t seem to stop thinking about is online gaming. Boys mostly fall victims to this hobby, and it seems that it consumes much of their time and money. In most cases, teenage boys tend to make the computer shop, where the games they play are dominant, their own recreational sanctuary. So this kind of behavior tends to get in the way of their studies and their personal lives. Parents have a real problem with this, since not all parents are