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Internet Addiction in Africa: A Study of Namibia and Ugandan College Students.

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dc.contributor.author Lubega, J.T
dc.contributor.author . Nath, R.
dc.contributor.author Chen, L.
dc.contributor.author Muyingi, H.N.
dc.date.accessioned 2021-12-20T10:22:30Z
dc.date.available 2021-12-20T10:22:30Z
dc.date.issued 2013
dc.identifier.citation Internet Addiction in Africa: A Study of Namibia and Ugandan College Students. (2013). International Journal of Computing and ICT Research (IJCIR) en_US
dc.identifier.issn 1996-1065
dc.identifier.uri https://pub.nkumbauniversity.ac.ug/xmlui/handle/123456789/270
dc.description.abstract Digital devices (mobile phones, computers, tablets, etc.), the Internet, easy access to online information, and social networking sites have led to the charge in promoting the phenomenon of Internet addiction (IA). This research examines the suitability and validity of a well-established instrument for measuring IA among college students in Africa. Date collected from 311 university students in Namibia and 150 university students in Uganda is used to validate the instrument and also to measure the levels of Internet addiction among students. The analysis shows that a sizable majority of the students in both countries suffer frequent addiction problems due to the Internet use. Also, the results indicate that the underlying Internet addiction psychometric constructs are different in the African context than those in the western world. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.subject Internet Addiction en_US
dc.subject Uganda en_US
dc.subject Namibia en_US
dc.title Internet Addiction in Africa: A Study of Namibia and Ugandan College Students. en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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