Mexican and Spanish university students' Internet addiction and academic procrastination: Correlation and potential factors.

ABSTRACT: The 21st-century problem of Internet addiction is increasing globally, but especially among university students. Not surprisingly, then, problematic Internet use is associated with university students' academic procrastination. Because studies are scarce in Mexico and Spain has one of the highest rates of Internet addiction in Europe, this paper (i) analyzed the presence and degree of Internet addiction among university students in Mexico and Spain, (ii) determined potential sociodemographic factors influencing Internet addiction, and (iii) established the type of correlation between Internet addiction and academic procrastination. The cross-sectional study design used an online questionnaire to measure problematic Internet use and academic procrastination through convenience sampling at o

SUBMITTER: Aznar-Diaz I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7244110 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature