Title: The Relationship between College Student's Internet Use and Loneliness
Abstract: Objective:To explore the relationship between loneliness and internet use.Methods:160 college students were surveyed by UCLA Loneliness Scale, Emotional and Social Loneliness Scale and Scale of Internet Use, and the correlations among them were analyzed. Results: The average time spent on the internet was 10 hours per week, and there was a significant relationship between the time spent on internet and loneliness. Emotional Loneliness (EL) was higher than Social Loneliness (SL). Conclusion: The use of internet enhances loneliness. EL is easierly influenced by the use of internet than SL.
Publication Year: 2004
Publication Date: 2004-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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