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Sex and national di...
Sex and national differences in internet addiction in Egypt and Saudi Arabia
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- Bakhiet, Salaheldin Fararh (författare)
- King Saud University, Department of special Education, College of Education, Saudi Arabia
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- Ziada, Khaled Elsayed (författare)
- Faculty of Arts, Menofia University, Egypt
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- Abdelrasheed, Nasser Siad Gomaa (författare)
- College of Arts and Applied Sciences, Department of Education, Dhofar University, Oman
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- Dutton, Edward (författare)
- Asbiro University, Poland
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- Madison, Guy, 1961- (författare)
- Umeå universitet,Institutionen för psykologi
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- Almalki, Nabil Sharaf (författare)
- King Saud University, Department of special Education, College of Education, Saudi Arabia
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- Ihsan, Zohra (författare)
- Research Department of Clinical, Educational and Health Psychology, University College London, 26 Bedford Way, London, United Kingdom
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- Furnham, Adrian (författare)
- Research Department of Clinical, Educational and Health Psychology, University College London, 26 Bedford Way, London, United Kingdom; Norwegian Business School (BI), Nydalveien, Oslo, Norway
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- Essa, Yossry Ahmed Sayed (författare)
- Arish University, Department of Special Education, College of Education, Egypt
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- Elsevier, 2023
- 2023
- Engelska.
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Ingår i: Acta Psychologica. - : Elsevier. - 0001-6918 .- 1873-6297. ; 240
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- Background: Understanding individual differences in psychology, and how they relate to specific addictions, may allow society to better identify those at most risk and even enact policies to ameliorate them. Internet addiction is a growing health concern, a research focus of which is to understand individual differences and the psychology of those most susceptible to developing it. Western countries are strongly overrepresented in this regard.Method: Here, sex and national differences in internet addiction are measured, using Young's ‘Internet Addiction Test,’ in two non-Western countries, Egypt and Saudi Arabia. >800 students aged 18 and 35 years (M = 20.65, SD = 1.48) completed a multidimensional internet addiction instrument. The instrument measures traits such as Withdrawal and Social Problems, Time Management and Performance and Reality Substitute.Results: Analyses revealed that males scored higher than females and Saudis higher than Egyptians on nearly all scales, including the total score. Factor analysis of the 20-item instrument revealed three factors, all exhibiting sex and culture differences.Conclusions: These findings add to the body of evidence that males are higher than females in problematic internet use, as they are in addictive behaviors in general. Our findings may also imply that restrictions on male-female interaction, which are more pronounced in Saudi Arabia, may elevate the prevalence of internet addiction. The internet is also easier and cheaper to access in Saudi Arabia than in Egypt.
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- SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP -- Psykologi -- Psykologi (hsv//swe)
- SOCIAL SCIENCES -- Psychology -- Psychology (hsv//eng)
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- Cultural differences
- Egypt
- Internet addiction
- Saudi Arabia
- Sex differences
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