With the rise of internet accessibility and usage among adolescents, we need to better understand the ways in which family experiences may be impacting problematic internet usage (PIU) for ...adolescents. Using data collected at two time points from a sample of adolescents (N = 741) enrolled in private secondary schools in Lagos, Nigeria, we examine the roles of family and parental work experience factors on adolescent PIU and the ways in which this PIU may be associated with negative adolescent and family outcomes. Results suggest that PIU is positively associated with increased adolescent aggression (p = .008) and serves as a mechanism for the indirect positive relationship between parental monitoring of online activity and family satisfaction (p < .05). In addition, there are a variety of individual (quantity of internet usage, p < .001), family (family satisfaction, p < .001, and familialism, p < .001) and parental (parent-child attachment, p < .001, parental monitoring of online activity, p = .007, and low parental work-family conflict, p < .05) factors that are negatively related to PIU behaviors for adolescents.
•Preliminary examination of adolescent problematic internet use.•Individual, family, & parenting factors predict adolescent problem internet usage.•Problematic internet usage is related to adolescent aggression.•Adolescent problematic internet usage is related to family life dissatisfaction.
The increasing importance of online distribution channels is paralleled by a rising interest in gaining insights into the customer journey to online purchases. In this paper we propose an ...easy-to-implement two-step procedure that enables online marketing managers to disentangle the complex interrelationships hidden behind observed Internet browsing behavior across websites. Utilizing the procedure allows managers to gain a better understanding why Internet users are visiting their website(s) and how these visits are related to purchases. In the first step, the procedure uncovers latent interests underlying online users' browsing behavior. In the second step, we segment the online users based on their uncovered latent interests. This way, online marketers may understand how segment-specific combinations of latent interests are linked to purchase behavior. We apply the procedure to ComScore clickstream data across 472 websites. We show that there is considerable heterogeneity among online users both regarding online browsing habits, combinations of latent interests, and their conversion into online purchases. For example, some users are interested in apparel and travel service opposed to users who are interested in entertainment tickets. Our empirical analysis confirms that a relatively small fraction of online users realize 70% of online spending. In addition, we detect substantial segment-specific differences of shopping behavior across categories, the most important product categories being apparel as well as food & beverages. Our descriptive perspective comes up with surprising associations among the websites which can be interesting for online marketers.
•Internet browsing behavior is considered as outcome of underlying latent interests.•472 different websites are analyzed using a topic modeling approach.•Combinations of latent interests are linked to segment-specific purchase behavior.•Retail marketers can benefit from fine-tuning their assortments based on findings.•Digital advertisers can derive targeting actions based on latent interest composition.
Access to employment through the Internet matters a great deal to stabilise the livelihood of migrant peasant workers in Chinese cities. This study examines how Internet usage affects the off-farm ...income of migrant peasant workers by constructing a random effects model for the period 2010–2016. Research findings corroborate that Internet usage has significantly increased the off-farm income of migrant peasant workers and the positive impact of Internet usage on income is stronger for migrant peasant workers than for their urban flexible-employed counterparts. The positive impacts of Internet usage on migrant peasant workers’ income vary regarding region, gender, and educational level. It is concluded that Internet usage has helped improve the livelihood resilience of migrant peasant workers in China.
•Internet usage significantly increased the off-farm income of migrant peasant workers.•The impact is stronger for the migrant workers compared with their urban counterparts.•The positive impacts of internet usage on migrant workers' income vary in regions.•The positive impact is stronger on female income compared with male counterparts.•The positive income impacts of internet usage increase in education level.
Internet and social media addictions continue to grow as our dependence on technology increases. Estimates posit that over 210 million people worldwide suffer from this. Given its influence on users, ...reducing these addictions are of importance. Previous research demonstrates the importance of emotional states in affecting addiction behaviors. Through the Cognitive-Behavioral Model of Pathological Internet Usage, the role of life satisfaction in reducing both generalized Internet addiction and social media addiction is explored. Additionally, how happiness and stress affect these addictions through life satisfaction is examined. Results show that life satisfaction has significant effects on both generalized Internet addiction and the specific addiction to social media. For addicted individuals, there may be deep-rooted issues in their lives, lowering their satisfaction and driving their continued or increased addictions to Internet technologies.
•Internet Addiction may affect over 210 million users worldwide.•We model Life Satisfaction as a key antecedent of Internet and Social Media Addictions.•Greater Life Satisfaction is associated with decreased Addictions.
Comments on an article by Elizabeth J. Marsha & Suparna Rajaram (see record 2019-19239-001). In their article, authors highlight ten properties of the Internet and discuss the seven very different ...possible implications for how we think, process, and use information. Beyond merely listing fascinating behaviors, the authors implicitly identify a set of important effects on humans—for both good an ill—and in the process, illuminate several directions for research on the ways in which the internet is influencing all of us. However we think about the effects of the internet on memory and cognition, one property (any distractions and choices) is perhaps the most salient. The authors are right to point out that the problems of overchoice, visual distraction, and interruptions clearly influence the way people go about their daily lives (and in particular, how they get work done); but I wonder if this is a property of the internet per se, as much as it is the manifestation of the net in user interfaces and the overall ecosystem that we inhabit. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved)
This study examines the linear and nonlinear effects of mobile phones and internet on tourism in Africa for the period 1996-2017 using system general method of moments which accounts for ...cross-sectional dependence. The study shows that mobile penetration and internet usage have significant negative effects on tourism while squared mobile penetration and squared internet usage have significant positive effects. The empirical findings are consistent with a non-linear (or quadratic) relationship between mobile penetration, internet usage and tourism, where mobile penetration and internet usage have significant negative relationship with tourism only to a certain point, after which they become a boost for tourism. The causality analyses suggest the existence of uni-directional causality from mobile penetration to tourism and bidirectional causality between squared mobile penetration and tourism. Also, there is bi-directional causality between internet usage, squared internet usage, and tourism. This indicates that mobile penetration and internet usage stimulate tourism which, in turn, boosts internet usage even further in these countries.
This paper examines whether there is a significant positive relationship between making digital payments and the following variables: 1. Internet usage, 2. digital skills, and 3. education. Data for ...114 countries are gathered from the Global Findex database 2017, World Economic Forum—The Global Competitiveness Report 2017–2018, and the World Bank database. The correlation analysis results show a statistically significant strong positive relationship between making digital payments and each of the variables, i.e., the level of Internet usage, digital skills, and education. The strongest relationship is identified between making digital payments and Internet usage, indicating the critical role of Internet infrastructure and affordability.
Research on the role of information and communication technology (ICT) use for active aging is limited. The aim of this systematic review is to investigate the link between Internet use and mental ...health among older adults. The review was conducted based on searches in 9 electronic databases (2002-2014). A meta-synthesis approach was applied, examining quantitative (18) and qualitative (14) studies. The findings from the synthesis of quantitative statistical data indicate an overall positive association between Internet use and mental health and its psychosocial covariates in later life. The psychosocial links between Internet use and mental health identified from the qualitative data were (a) enhanced interpersonal interaction at individual level, (b) increased access to resources within the community, and (c) empowered social inclusion at society level.
The results highlight the multi-level psychosocial links between Internet use and mental health, which may be applied in initiatives targeting healthy aging in various settings.
Children frequently use Google to answer their questions, yet what they think about Google's capacity and limitations is unclear. This study explores children's beliefs about Google's capacity to ...answer questions. American children ages 9 and 10 (n = 44; 18 boys and 26 girls) viewed factual questions directed towards Google or a person. After viewing each question, they reported their confidence in the informant's accuracy, the time it would take the informant to obtain the answer and how the informant would obtain the answer. Finally, they generated questions that the internet would be capable or incapable of answering. Children believed Google would be more accurate and faster than a person at answering questions. Children consistently generated appropriate questions that the internet would be good at answering, but they sometimes struggled to generate questions that the internet would not be good at answering. Implications for children's learning are discussed.
