Relationship between Internet Addiction and Self-Esteem among University Nursing Students’
Ashraf Hammad Ahmed, O., Abdelhamed Zaki, R., Ata Abd El-Salihen, F. (2022). Relationship between Internet Addiction and Self-Esteem among University Nursing Students’. EKB Journal Management System, 13(2), 573-584. doi: 10.21608/ejhc.2022.231995
Ola Ashraf Hammad Ahmed; Rania Abdelhamed Zaki; Fatma Ata Abd El-Salihen. "Relationship between Internet Addiction and Self-Esteem among University Nursing Students’". EKB Journal Management System, 13, 2, 2022, 573-584. doi: 10.21608/ejhc.2022.231995
Ashraf Hammad Ahmed, O., Abdelhamed Zaki, R., Ata Abd El-Salihen, F. (2022). 'Relationship between Internet Addiction and Self-Esteem among University Nursing Students’', EKB Journal Management System, 13(2), pp. 573-584. doi: 10.21608/ejhc.2022.231995
Ashraf Hammad Ahmed, O., Abdelhamed Zaki, R., Ata Abd El-Salihen, F. Relationship between Internet Addiction and Self-Esteem among University Nursing Students’. EKB Journal Management System, 2022; 13(2): 573-584. doi: 10.21608/ejhc.2022.231995

Relationship between Internet Addiction and Self-Esteem among University Nursing Students’

Egyptian Journal of Health Care
Article 42, Volume 13, Issue 2, June 2022, Page 573-584  XML PDF (189.42 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2022.231995
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Authors
Ola Ashraf Hammad Ahmed1; Rania Abdelhamed Zaki2; Fatma Ata Abd El-Salihen3
1Faculty of Nursing-Ain Shams University--Cairo-Egypt.
2Assistant Professor of Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing-Faculty of Medicine-Ain Shams University-Cairo-Egypt.
3Lecturer of Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing-Ain Shams University--Cairo-Egypt.
Abstract
Background: Using modern technologies is a common feature of today’s world.
The internet has become an indispensable instrument, which often plays a key role in
work-related activities. It has also become part of people’s leisure time. Since the 1990s,
internet addiction has attracted professionals as well as the public across the globe. Aim of
the Study: assess the relationship between internet addiction and self-esteem among
university nursing students. Subjects and Methods: Setting: The study was conducted in
faculty of nursing / Ain Shams University. Size: the sample composed of 110 nursing
students aged 19-26. To determine empirical data. Tools: Different tools were used for
data collection of study and it was written in simple language to facilitate the
understanding of the students. First tool: Sociodemographic Questionnaire, second tool:
Internet Addiction Scale, third tool: Self-Esteem Scale. Results: A significant negative
relationship was found between age, self-esteem, and internet addiction among social
network users. A significant positive relationship was confirmed between self-esteem and
internet addiction. Gender differences were identified in internet addiction as well.
Conclusion: There is highly positive correlation between level of internet addiction and
level of nurse students' self-esteem among nurse students under study. Recommendation:
Conducting training program for nursing students in the harms of Internet addiction in the
level of physical and psychological damage and the impact on self-esteem.
Keywords
Internet Addiction; Self-Esteem
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