Internet Addiction and Academic Performance

Theoretical Framework
Elihu Katz published his study in 1959 from which he discussed
about internet addiction and academic concerns of the students. Katz
model of internet addiction is proposed: the disease model, the adaptive
model and the way of life model. These three (3) models focused on
pathology, adaptive or behavioral type. Elihu Katz state that intrinsic
motivators comes from within ourselves which we are doing something
because we are enjoying it. While extrinsic motivators comes from
outside, which is people doing something can obtain extrinsic motivators
such as praise from others. In Katz theory, negative effects of internet
addiction disorder includes academic performance of the students.
Conceptual Framework
Independent Variable Dependent Variable

Academic
Internet Addiction Performance

Figure 1.
 Statement of the Problem
 1. What are the demographic profile of the respondents in terms of:
1.1 Gender;
Respondents Percentage

Female 85.24%

Male 14.75%

Total 100%

There are fifthy two (52) female

respondents with an equivalent percentage
of 85.24% while there are nine(9) male
respondents with an equivalent of 14.75%.
1.2 Set
Respondents Percentage

Female 85.24%

Male 14.75%

Total 100%

There are thirty two (32) Grade 11

Set A students with an equivalent of
52.46% while there are twenty nine
(29) male students with an equivalent
of 47.54%.
What is the academic performance of the respondents
 3. Is there any significant relationship between internet
addiction and academic performance of the students?
  Mean Std. Deviation N

IA 1.8303 .58739 61

AP 86.0328 3.49269 61
   IA AP

IA Pearson Correlation 1 .056

Sig.( 2-tailed)   .668
N 61 61
 

AP Pearson Correlation .056 1

Sig. ( 2-tailed) .668  
N 61 61
 
Summary
 This study was conducted to find out the relationship of
internet addiction and academic performance of Grade 11 set A
and B students. The study used the correlational method
research design. This involved the Grade 11 set A and B
students, 32 from grade 11 set A and 29 from grade 11 set B
students. It made use of a researcher made questionnaire and
adopted survey questionnaires. The study aimed to find out: (a)
the demographic profile of the students in terms of gender and
set; (b) the academic performance of the students and; (c) the
relationship of the internet addiction to academic performance.
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 Conclusions
Based on the aforesaid findings, this study makes the
following conclusions.
The students are not addicted on internet.
Internet addiction have nothing to do with the academic
performance of the students.
Recommendations
 Based on the exhibited findings and conclusions of the study the
following recommendations are presented for considerations:
The government may provide better internet facilities to various
schools and colleges with strict policy so that the teachers and
students use the internet solely for academic purpose.
The school should implement recreational activities that would make
the students spend much time in socializing.
The future researchers in the field of internet shall include other
measures aside from the identified indicators of each variable under
study and research must continue to replicate the study outside region
XI to validate the results of the current investigation on internet
addiction and academic performance of the students.