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

Lubega, J.T; . Nath, R.; Chen, L.; Muyingi, H.N.

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