A Correlational Analysis between Internet Addiction, Emotional Quotient, and Academic Achievement in Undergraduates of Mardan
Authors
KAINAT JAVED, NAVEED ALAM KHAN, MISBAH ULLAH and MUHAMMAD HAROON UR RASHID
Abstract
The advancement in technology and the internet have drastically hit the lives of individuals, especially the youth, in the past few decades. Thereby, making an immense impact in many spheres of our life, may it be physical, social, psychological or emotional well-being. This study explores the correlation among internet addiction, Emotional Quotient, and academic Achievement among undergraduates of Mardan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The sample collected consisted 200 (100 males and 100 females) University students. Purposive convenient sampling technique was used for the collection of data. Age of the participants ranged from 18 to 30 years. The instruments; Internet Addiction Standard Test (Young, 1998) and Trait Emotional Questionnaire Short-Form (Petrides and Furnham, 2001) were used for the current study. Academic achievement was measured through last semester GPA of the students. Results showed a negative significant interrelation among internet addiction, Emotional Quotient and Academic achievement. Results also showed that there is a significant gender difference in internet addiction and no significant gender difference on Emotional Quotient and academic achievement.
