Factor Contributing to Internet Addiction and Its Influence on Academic Procrastination Behavior Among UUM Students
The Internet has grown comprehensively and rapidly in recent years has led to the existence of an internet dependence dilemma (internet addiction) which leads to their low efficiency, lack of interest and motivation, postponing important academic tasks and jobs, and causing academic delays. This stu...
Main Authors: | , , |
---|---|
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
Published: |
UUM Press
2021
|
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/29821/1/JGD%2017%2002%202021%2061-75.pdf https://doi.org/10.32890/jgd2021.17.2.4 |
_version_ | 1825806063141650432 |
---|---|
author | Chong, Khai Lin Abdul Nifa, Faizatul Akmar Wei, Chin Peh |
author_facet | Chong, Khai Lin Abdul Nifa, Faizatul Akmar Wei, Chin Peh |
author_sort | Chong, Khai Lin |
collection | UUM |
description | The Internet has grown comprehensively and rapidly in recent years has led to the existence of an internet dependence dilemma (internet addiction) which leads to their low efficiency, lack of interest and motivation, postponing important academic tasks and jobs, and causing academic delays. This study was conducted to investigate the relationship of between particular factors contributing to internet addiction namely anxiety, depression, self-control and internet addiction itself with academic procrastination among undergraduate students from UUM College of Business (COB). This study is included 370 UUM COB undergraduate students by using questionnaire to collect data and data analysis is conducted using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) software. Descriptive analysis, reliability test, normality test, Pearson correlation analysis and multiple regression analysis were conducted to identifying relationship between independent variables and dependent variable. Results showed anxiety was found a significant relationship with academic procrastination. Besides that, depression and internet addiction were also significant contributing factor to academic procrastination. Lastly, existence of negative significant relationship between self-control and academic procrastination. |
first_indexed | 2024-07-04T06:42:50Z |
format | Article |
id | uum-29821 |
institution | Universiti Utara Malaysia |
language | English |
last_indexed | 2024-07-04T06:42:50Z |
publishDate | 2021 |
publisher | UUM Press |
record_format | eprints |
spelling | uum-298212023-10-03T10:50:26Z https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/29821/ Factor Contributing to Internet Addiction and Its Influence on Academic Procrastination Behavior Among UUM Students Chong, Khai Lin Abdul Nifa, Faizatul Akmar Wei, Chin Peh T Technology (General) The Internet has grown comprehensively and rapidly in recent years has led to the existence of an internet dependence dilemma (internet addiction) which leads to their low efficiency, lack of interest and motivation, postponing important academic tasks and jobs, and causing academic delays. This study was conducted to investigate the relationship of between particular factors contributing to internet addiction namely anxiety, depression, self-control and internet addiction itself with academic procrastination among undergraduate students from UUM College of Business (COB). This study is included 370 UUM COB undergraduate students by using questionnaire to collect data and data analysis is conducted using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) software. Descriptive analysis, reliability test, normality test, Pearson correlation analysis and multiple regression analysis were conducted to identifying relationship between independent variables and dependent variable. Results showed anxiety was found a significant relationship with academic procrastination. Besides that, depression and internet addiction were also significant contributing factor to academic procrastination. Lastly, existence of negative significant relationship between self-control and academic procrastination. UUM Press 2021 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en cc4_by https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/29821/1/JGD%2017%2002%202021%2061-75.pdf Chong, Khai Lin and Abdul Nifa, Faizatul Akmar and Wei, Chin Peh (2021) Factor Contributing to Internet Addiction and Its Influence on Academic Procrastination Behavior Among UUM Students. Journal of Governance and Development (JGD), 17 (2). pp. 61-75. ISSN 2289-4756 https://e-journal.uum.edu.my/index.php/jgd/article/view/16042 https://doi.org/10.32890/jgd2021.17.2.4 https://doi.org/10.32890/jgd2021.17.2.4 |
spellingShingle | T Technology (General) Chong, Khai Lin Abdul Nifa, Faizatul Akmar Wei, Chin Peh Factor Contributing to Internet Addiction and Its Influence on Academic Procrastination Behavior Among UUM Students |
title | Factor Contributing to Internet Addiction and Its Influence on Academic Procrastination Behavior Among UUM Students |
title_full | Factor Contributing to Internet Addiction and Its Influence on Academic Procrastination Behavior Among UUM Students |
title_fullStr | Factor Contributing to Internet Addiction and Its Influence on Academic Procrastination Behavior Among UUM Students |
title_full_unstemmed | Factor Contributing to Internet Addiction and Its Influence on Academic Procrastination Behavior Among UUM Students |
title_short | Factor Contributing to Internet Addiction and Its Influence on Academic Procrastination Behavior Among UUM Students |
title_sort | factor contributing to internet addiction and its influence on academic procrastination behavior among uum students |
topic | T Technology (General) |
url | https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/29821/1/JGD%2017%2002%202021%2061-75.pdf https://doi.org/10.32890/jgd2021.17.2.4 |
work_keys_str_mv | AT chongkhailin factorcontributingtointernetaddictionanditsinfluenceonacademicprocrastinationbehavioramonguumstudents AT abdulnifafaizatulakmar factorcontributingtointernetaddictionanditsinfluenceonacademicprocrastinationbehavioramonguumstudents AT weichinpeh factorcontributingtointernetaddictionanditsinfluenceonacademicprocrastinationbehavioramonguumstudents |