Pros and Cons of Internet Usage between Saudi and Egyptian Teenagers In Relation To Internet Addiction
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Nursing and health Science - Year 2018, Vol 7, Issue 5
Abstract
Nowadays, internet is becoming an integral part of the daily life of the teenagers whom are the most users of internet at home or school. Many studies stated that the users of the internet should be aware of its positive and negative effects on health status. This study aims to identify teenagers’ opinions about pros and cons of Internet Usage in relation to internet addiction. A convenient sample of 668 teenagers who were recruited from intermediate and secondary school from two countries, 331 teenagers from kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) and 337 from Arab Republic of Egypt (ARE) were selected using a descriptive correlation design. Two tools were used for data collection: the first one was a questionnaire sheet including participant’s students’ socio-demographic data and their opinions about pros and cons of internet usage; the second was internet addiction test (IAT) by Young (1998). Results showed that teenager's opinion of internet pros, the highest percentage in both Saudi and Egyptian teenagers was to improve their general knowledge, it was 32% and 48.7% respectively, and the second was the developing sport activity, 13.6% for Saudi and 31.4% for Egyptian. While the high teenager's opinion of internet cons went to the moral corruption; it was 34.4% for Saudi and 59.1% for Egyptian. About internet addiction, nearly half of Saudi and Egyptian students had mild and moderate internet addiction (47.7%, 45.3%, and 44.2%, 46.3%) respectively. While severe IA was (0.9%) in Saudi one compared to (0.3%) in Egyptian teenagers. Statistically no significant relation was found between both groups in relation to internet addiction level, p=0.296. A statistically significant relation was found between both groups in relation to their opinions about pros and cons of Internet Usage where P = <0.001, while no statistically significant relation were found in both Saudi and Egyptian teenagers’ opinions about pros and cons of internet usage in relation to the level of internet addiction except in cons of the internet in the Saudi group (P =0.017). The study concluded that the majority of Egyptian teenagers were aware about pros and cons of internet usage compared to the Saudi one with statistical significant differences but nearly both groups were equal in internet addiction level. The researchers recommendedincreasingthe facilities of sport and recreational activities through special programs to attract teenagers and fill their leisure time, andfurther studies to be conducted in this field on larger sample size for both genders to identify the other factors related to internet addiction among teenagers.
Authors and Affiliations
Hoda M. Nafee, Boshra A. Mohammed, Ahlam Y. Al-Hamdan
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