Internet addiction and its relationship to motivation towards academic achievement among Diyala University students

Authors

  • Dr.Salma Hussein Kamil كلية التربية الأساسية/ جامعة ديالى

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.23813/fa/16/70

Keywords:

Internet addiction

Abstract

Abstract :

      The goal of current research is to find out the relationship between Internet addiction and motivation toward academic achievement at Diyala University students. The study was conducted on a sample of (200) students were divided on the scientific and humanitarian faculties of the university, and the researcher applying Internet addiction prepared Scale (Bushra Ismail Ornat, 2007) the research sample, the researcher used statistical bag of social Sciences (SPSS) in analyzing the results, which showed a relationship between internet addiction and the low level of motivation toward academic achievement among university students.

 

 

 

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Published

2023-08-08

How to Cite

[1]
م.د. سلمى حسين كامل, “Internet addiction and its relationship to motivation towards academic achievement among Diyala University students”, jfath, vol. 20, no. 4, pp. 269–301, Aug. 2023.