INTERNET ADDICTION, ACADEMIC PROCRASTINATION AND SELF- ESTEEM AMONG UNIVERSITY STUDENTS

Abstract

Abstract This study aims to examine Internet Addiction, Academic procrastination, and Self-esteem among university students. The correlational research design was employed, a sample of (N=453) university students of the age range (18-26) selected from public and private universities through purposive sampling. The Internet addiction scale was employed to assess addiction of internet, academic procrastination scale was employed to assess procrastination of students and self-esteem scale was employed to assess the self-esteem of students’. Academic procrastination, and self-esteem questionnaires were used. The Descriptive statistics such as mean and standard deviation were run to assess the frequency, percentage, and demographic variables, The Pearson Product Moment correlation was employed to assess the relationship between study variables. Multiple regression was employed to find out the prediction of independent variables in predicting dependent variables. Furthermore, Mediation analysis was carried out to assess the mediating role of academic procrastination between internet addiction and self-esteem by process through Hays. The results revealed that Internet Addiction has significantly positive relationship with Procrastination and Self-esteem. Procrastination has significantly positive relationship with Self-esteem. There are significant age and gender differences in terms of Internet Addiction, Procrastination and Self-esteem. But there were no significant gender differences in terms of Self-esteem. The result of the mediation analysis showed that Internet Addiction significantly and positively predicts Self-esteem. Moreover, Procrastination significantly and positively predicts Self-esteem. Lastly, the interaction between Internet Addiction and Procrastination shows significant prediction of Self-esteem.