The Contrast Between Demographic Variables and Internet Use: A Study of University Students

• Published in: TEM Journal Vol. 11; no. 4; pp. 1589 - 1594
• Main Authors: Rojas-Kramer, Carlos A, Santana, Josefina C, Escalera-Chávez, Milka E
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Novi Pazar UIKTEN - Association for Information Communication Technology Education and Science 01.11.2022
• Subjects: Addictions; Addictive behaviors; Behavior; Civil engineering; Communication studies; Demographic variables; Demographics; Education; Gender; Internet; Males; Questionnaires; Smartphones; Social isolation; Social networks; Students; Teenagers; University students; Young adults; university students; problematic internet use; demographic variables; addiction; CERI questionnaire
• ISSN: 2217-8309; 2217-8333
• DOI: 10.18421/TEM114-20

The objective of this research is to test whether the use of the Internet becomes problematic in the lives of university students and how demographic variables impact the subject of study. The InternetRelated Experiences (CERI) questionnaire proposed by Beranuy et al. (2009) was used. The results re...