Journal of International Students
Volume 7, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 825-840

Internet use and psychological wellbeing: A study of international students in Singapore (Article)

Dutta O. , Chye S.Y.L.
  • a National Institute of Education, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
  • b Psychological Studies Academic Group, National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

Abstract

We investigated the relationship between psychological wellbeing (as indicated by participants’ level of loneliness, perceived academic stress and depression) and generalized problematic internet use. Data was collected from a sample of 103 international students studying in Singapore. Statistical analyses revealed that depression was the most important predictor of problematic internet use, followed by academic stress. Loneliness was found to mediate the relationship between problematic internet use and depression or academic stress. Implications of the findings for international students in the University context have been discussed. © Journal of International Students.

Author Keywords

International students Psychological wellbeing Depression loneliness Academic stress

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https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85019745699&doi=10.5281%2fzenodo.570036&partnerID=40&md5=3d5f338718d93e9cf5b2f705263fd877
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.570036
ISSN: 21623104
Cited by: 1
Original Language: English