Korean J Child Health Nurs.  2003 Oct;9(4):376-383.

Internet Addiction, Internet Expectancy, and Self-Efficacy in Elementary School Students

• Lee IS

Abstract

PURPOSE
The purpose of this study was to investigate the status of internet addiction, internet expectancy, and self-efficacy in elementary school students. METHOD: The study was carried out during the period from June 16 to July 12, 2003. The subjects in the study were 397 elementary students attending four elementary schools in Chungcheongbuk-do and Kyunggi-do. Self-rating questionnaire included general characteristics, internet addiction scale, internet expectancy scale, and self-efficacy scale. Data was analyzed using SPSS/WIN10.0 by unpaired t-test and Pearson corelation coefficient. RESULT: In this study, the mean score of internet addiction was 20.7. Internet dangerous group was 12.6% and internet addicticted group was 0.3%. The score of internet addiction was significantly different according to parents' concern, aversion to school life and extracurricular lecture. The mean score of internet expectancy was 27.1. The score of Internet expectancy was significantly different according to popularity among friends and easiness of making friends. The mean score of self-efficacy was 55.8. The score of self-efficacy was significantly different according to conversation with parents, enforcement of parents on learning, aversion to school life, aversion to extracurricular lecture, existence of intimate friend, popularity among friends(p=.000), and easiness of making friends.
CONCLUSION
This study showed that prevalence of internet addiction was much lower than expected, but the score of internet addiction and internet expectancy can be different according to parents' concern and relationship with friends.Therefore parents must be concerned about their children and their school lives to prevent internet addiction.

MeSH Terms

Child
Chungcheongbuk-do
Friends
Gyeonggi-do
Humans
Internet*
Learning
Parents
Prevalence
Child Health
Surveys and Questionnaires