RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN INTERNET-ADDICTION AND ACADEMIC PROCRASTINATION OF UNIVERSITY STUDENTS IN NORTHWESTERN NIGERIA
ABSTRACT
The study examined the relationship among Internet-Addiction (IA), and Academic Procrastination (AP) of university students in North-Western Nigeria. Correlational research design was used to collect data for the study. The population of the study was One hundred and thirty thousand, four hundred and thirty one (130,431) students enrolled in universities within North-Western Nigeria. The sample of the study was 384 students of 300 level that were randomly selected from three universities that included Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria (ABU) Bayero University Kano (BUK), and Usman Danfodio University Sokoto (UDU). To collect data, Purposive-sampling technique was adopted in sampling the respondents. Instruments used for collecting data were Short Form of Internet Addiction Test (SF-IAT) by Pawlikowski et al (2013) and Academic Procrastination Scale (APS) by McCloskey & Scielzo (2015). Data was analyzed using Pearson Product Moment Correlation with SPSS version 26. Findings revealed that Significant relationship exists between Internet-addiction and academic procrastination of university students (r=0.452, p=0.015), and There is no significant difference between internet-addiction of male and female students (p=0.124, t = 1.543). The study concludes that internet is very important and beneficial to all learners when used appropriately for academic purposes. The study recommended among others that University authorities should regulate the use of internet for academic purposes by enabling academic sites only, as increased use of internet for academic work increases the academic capabilities of university students. The study also recommended the need for university authorities to regulate both male and female students’ academic procrastination through consciously planned academic activities such as assignments, homework, short projects and online group discussions etc.
Keywords: Internet-Addiction: Academic Procrastination: