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The influence of internet addiction and time spent on the internet towards social isolation among university students in Malaysia

Recent research has shown that there is a connection between Internet addiction and time spent on the Internet with social isolation of the users. Therefore, the aim of this study is to examine the influence of Internet addiction and time spent on the Internet towards social isolation among universi...

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Main Authors:	Mohamed Kutty, Rasheed, Nik Mahmood, Nik Hasnaa, Masrom, Maslin, Mohdali, Raihana, Wan Zakaria, Wan Normeza, Abdul Razak, Fadhilah, Yahya, Hasniza, Ramli, Rohaini, Aris, Hazleen
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Published:	Canadian Center of Science and Education 2022
Subjects:	T Technology (General)
Online Access:	http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/101143/1/FadhilahAbdulRazak2022_TheInfluenceofInternetAddictionandTimeSpent.pdf http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/101143/ http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/ass.v18n10p32
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spelling	my.utm.1011432023-06-01T08:58:22Z http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/101143/ The influence of internet addiction and time spent on the internet towards social isolation among university students in Malaysia Mohamed Kutty, Rasheed Nik Mahmood, Nik Hasnaa Masrom, Maslin Mohdali, Raihana Wan Zakaria, Wan Normeza Abdul Razak, Fadhilah Yahya, Hasniza Ramli, Rohaini Aris, Hazleen T Technology (General) Recent research has shown that there is a connection between Internet addiction and time spent on the Internet with social isolation of the users. Therefore, the aim of this study is to examine the influence of Internet addiction and time spent on the Internet towards social isolation among university students in Malaysia. A total of 110 respondents who were undergraduate and postgraduate students from four universities participated in the survey. The collected sample through purposive sampling technique was 110 responses which exceeded the minimum sample size. The research instruments for Internet addiction were adopted from Young Internet Addiction Scale Test which consist of 20 items whereas social isolation was measured using the UCLA Loneliness Scale consisting also of 20 items. Time spent on the Internet was measured based on the number of hours the students spent on social media platforms such as Facebook, WhatsApp, Twitter, and Instagram. The questionnaire was distributed via online channels due to the physical constraints of the Covid-19 pandemic. Data were analysed using IBM SPSS Statistics version 22 and Smart PLS-SEM Version 3.2.8. The measurement assessment showed that the data had fulfilled the composite reliability and convergent and discriminant validities requirements. The findings revealed that the level of Internet addiction, time spent on the Internet and social isolation were moderate. The findings also demonstrated that Internet addiction and time spent on the Internet influenced social isolation among university students. Canadian Center of Science and Education 2022 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/101143/1/FadhilahAbdulRazak2022_TheInfluenceofInternetAddictionandTimeSpent.pdf Mohamed Kutty, Rasheed and Nik Mahmood, Nik Hasnaa and Masrom, Maslin and Mohdali, Raihana and Wan Zakaria, Wan Normeza and Abdul Razak, Fadhilah and Yahya, Hasniza and Ramli, Rohaini and Aris, Hazleen (2022) The influence of internet addiction and time spent on the internet towards social isolation among university students in Malaysia. Asian Social Science, 18 (10). pp. 32-46. ISSN 1911-2017 http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/ass.v18n10p32 DOI : 10.5539/ass.v18n10p32
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spellingShingle	T Technology (General) Mohamed Kutty, Rasheed Nik Mahmood, Nik Hasnaa Masrom, Maslin Mohdali, Raihana Wan Zakaria, Wan Normeza Abdul Razak, Fadhilah Yahya, Hasniza Ramli, Rohaini Aris, Hazleen The influence of internet addiction and time spent on the internet towards social isolation among university students in Malaysia
description	Recent research has shown that there is a connection between Internet addiction and time spent on the Internet with social isolation of the users. Therefore, the aim of this study is to examine the influence of Internet addiction and time spent on the Internet towards social isolation among university students in Malaysia. A total of 110 respondents who were undergraduate and postgraduate students from four universities participated in the survey. The collected sample through purposive sampling technique was 110 responses which exceeded the minimum sample size. The research instruments for Internet addiction were adopted from Young Internet Addiction Scale Test which consist of 20 items whereas social isolation was measured using the UCLA Loneliness Scale consisting also of 20 items. Time spent on the Internet was measured based on the number of hours the students spent on social media platforms such as Facebook, WhatsApp, Twitter, and Instagram. The questionnaire was distributed via online channels due to the physical constraints of the Covid-19 pandemic. Data were analysed using IBM SPSS Statistics version 22 and Smart PLS-SEM Version 3.2.8. The measurement assessment showed that the data had fulfilled the composite reliability and convergent and discriminant validities requirements. The findings revealed that the level of Internet addiction, time spent on the Internet and social isolation were moderate. The findings also demonstrated that Internet addiction and time spent on the Internet influenced social isolation among university students.
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author	Mohamed Kutty, Rasheed Nik Mahmood, Nik Hasnaa Masrom, Maslin Mohdali, Raihana Wan Zakaria, Wan Normeza Abdul Razak, Fadhilah Yahya, Hasniza Ramli, Rohaini Aris, Hazleen
author_facet	Mohamed Kutty, Rasheed Nik Mahmood, Nik Hasnaa Masrom, Maslin Mohdali, Raihana Wan Zakaria, Wan Normeza Abdul Razak, Fadhilah Yahya, Hasniza Ramli, Rohaini Aris, Hazleen
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title	The influence of internet addiction and time spent on the internet towards social isolation among university students in Malaysia
title_short	The influence of internet addiction and time spent on the internet towards social isolation among university students in Malaysia
title_full	The influence of internet addiction and time spent on the internet towards social isolation among university students in Malaysia
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title_sort	influence of internet addiction and time spent on the internet towards social isolation among university students in malaysia
publisher	Canadian Center of Science and Education
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url	http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/101143/1/FadhilahAbdulRazak2022_TheInfluenceofInternetAddictionandTimeSpent.pdf http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/101143/ http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/ass.v18n10p32
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The influence of internet addiction and time spent on the internet towards social isolation among university students in Malaysia

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