Analysis of the Problem Internet Use (PIU) Among Adolescents in Kenyan Schools

E. Micheni, G. M. Muketha
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There has been a rapid growth in internet use in Kenya. Adolescents are the highest users of internet in the country. This puts adolescents at risk of becoming addictive internet users. Adolescent internet use has also been found to have negative consequences which include problematic social relationships, poor academic performance and psychological disturbance. Studies in other countries have associated increased levels of addictive internet use among individuals who are depressed. However, in Kenya, problem internet use and its relationship with depression and academic performance among adolescents has not been established. The current study sought to establish the relationship between problem of internet use and poor academic performance among adolescents in Kenya schools. The study used correlation design to establish the relationship between the variables. The target population was all adolescents in Form 1 - 4 and their class teachers. Random sampling was used to sample students from both public and private secondary schools. A total of 100 respondents participated in the study. Questionnaires were administered to students to gauge their addiction levels and interviews were conducted with their class teachers to gauge the performance levels of their students. Percentages and measures of central tendency were used to describe the data. The findings revealed a prevalence of 16.8% of problem internet use and a prevalence of 23.6% of performance. Independent samples T-test was used to test for differences in problem internet use between male and female students. The findings revealed that female students were likely to be problem internet users compared to male adolescents. Pearson’s product moment correlation was used to establish the relationship between poor academic performance and problem internet use and it was found that a weak positive relationship existed between poor academic performance and problem internet use. The study also identified various measures that could be used to mitigate the problem of problem internet use among adolescents. Based on the findings, it was concluded that there was need to identify and help the affected students exercise moderation and self control when using the internet in order for them to achieve their lifetime goals. The findings of the study also provide empirical evidence on the gender differences in performance and problem internet use which may be useful in improving counseling interventions for adolescent students/pupils. Keywords : poor academic performance, internet user, problem internet use, adolescents. DOI : 10.7176/JIEA/9-6-04 Publication date :October 31 st 2019
肯尼亚学校青少年网络使用问题分析
在肯尼亚,互联网的使用一直在快速增长。青少年是这个国家使用互联网最多的群体。这使得青少年有成为网络成瘾者的危险。青少年使用互联网还会产生负面影响,包括社会关系问题、学习成绩差和心理障碍。其他国家的研究表明,抑郁症患者上网成瘾的程度有所增加。然而,在肯尼亚,青少年的问题互联网使用及其与抑郁和学习成绩的关系尚未确定。目前的研究试图建立互联网使用问题与肯尼亚学校青少年学习成绩差之间的关系。本研究采用相关设计建立各变量之间的关系。调查对象为中1 -中4年级青少年及其班主任。采用随机抽样的方法对公立和私立中学的学生进行抽样。共有100名受访者参与了这项研究。研究人员对学生们进行了问卷调查,以评估他们的成瘾程度,并对他们的班主任进行了访谈,以评估学生的表现水平。使用百分比和集中趋势度量来描述数据。调查结果显示,有问题的互联网使用的患病率为16.8%,而表现的患病率为23.6%。采用独立样本t检验检验男女学生上网问题的差异。调查结果显示,与男性青少年相比,女学生更容易成为问题网民。使用Pearson积矩相关来建立学习成绩差与问题上网之间的关系,发现学习成绩差与问题上网之间存在微弱的正相关关系。该研究还确定了各种可以用来缓解青少年上网问题的措施。基于这些发现,我们得出结论,有必要识别并帮助受影响的学生在使用互联网时进行适度和自我控制,以实现他们的终身目标。本研究的结果也为青少年学生在表现和上网问题上的性别差异提供了经验证据,这可能有助于改善对青少年学生的咨询干预。关键词:学习成绩差,网络使用者,问题网络使用,青少年。出版日期:2019年10月31日
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