Publication | |
Author(s) | Brkljacic, T.; Majetic, F.; Wertag, A. |
Title | Im Always Online: Well-Being and Main Sources of Life Dis/Satisfaction of Heavy Internet Users. |
Source | Bahadir Bozoglan, "Psychological, Social and Cultural Aspects of Internet Addiction", 2018, IGI Global, Hershey PA, USA, 72 - 88 |
URL | https://www.igi-global.com/chapter/im-always-online/193095 |
Investigation | |
Public | 18-32 aged, students, Zagreb, Croatia, 201? |
Students of electrical engineering and computing, University of Zagreb | |
Survey name | Unnamed study |
Sample | Non-probability chunk sample |
Students volunteered in regularly-scheduled classes | |
Respondents N = | 500 |
Non Response | Not available |
Assesment | Questionnaire: paper |
Participants were divided into 3 groups: 1 light internet users (<3 hrs/day on internet; N=100; 20%); 2 Moderate users (3-9 hrs/day; N=286; 57,2%); 3 Heavy users (>=9 hrs/day; N=114; 22,8%) | |
General remarks | Year of study not reported. Assumed 2013 |
Happiness measure(s) used |
Full text | Selfreport on single question: Use the list below to answer the following question: IN GENERAL, HOW HAPPY OR UNHAPPY DO YOU USUALLY FEEL? Check the one statement that best describes your average happiness. 10 extremely happy (feeling ecstatic, joyous, fantastic!) 9 very happy (feeling really good and elated!) 8 pretty happy (spirits high, feeling good) 7 mildly happy (feeling fairly good and somewhat cheerful) 6 slightly happy ( just a bit above neutral) 5 slightly unhappy (just a bit below neutral) 4 mildly unhappy (just a bit low) 3 pretty unhappy (somewhat "blue", spirits down) 2 very unhappy ( depressed, spirits very low) 1 extremely unhappy (utterly depressed, completely down) Name: Fordyce's overall happiness item. |
Classification | M-FH-g-sq-v-10-a |
Author's label | Happiness |
Page in publication | 77 |
Finding used in nation ranks | Yes |
On original range 1 - 10 | On range 0 - 10 | |
Mean | 7.50 | 7.22 |
Standard deviation | 1.96 | 2.18 |
Full text | Selfreport on single question: All things considered, how satisfied are you with your life as-a-whole these days? 1 extremely dissatisfied 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 extremely satisfied |
Classification | O-SLW-c-sq-n-10-af |
Author's label | Life satisfaction |
Page in publication | 77-78 |
Finding used in nation ranks | Yes |
On original range 1 - 10 | On range 0 - 10 | |
Mean | 7.70 | 7.44 |
Standard deviation | 1.92 | 2.13 |
Author's label | Our subject description | |
Frequency of internet use | show | Time on internet |