Role of Identity Status in Internet Addiction Among Adolescents
Identity Status and Internet Addiction
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Identity status, Internet addiction, and adolescents.Abstract
Abstract
The internet is good for people's mental health and wellbeing when used moderately. However, Internet use is regarded problematic when it turns compulsive, interferes with everyday activities, and when the user has trouble controlling his usage. The current study exmine the relationship between identity status and internet addiction among adolescents. 262 internet addicted (108 male and 154 female) school/college students out of total 604 adolescents were assessed. Their ages ranged from 11 to 19, and they were chosen at random to administer a battery of psychometrically recognised tests such as the Internet Addiction Test and the Extended Objective Measure of Ego Identity Status-2. Results of Pearson correlation coefficients found that internet addiction is significantly correlated to identity status. The internet addiction is negatively correlated with Achievement status and positively with Foreclosed and diffused status. The values of r were documented as -.26, .65 and .64 respectively. In addition, results of Regression analysis also showed that identity status as a predictor of internet addiction.
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