Technology Research Use of social media by college students: Relationship to communication and self-concept Megan Sponcil Youngstown State University Priscilla Gitimu Youngstown State University Abstract The purpose of this study was to examine social media use among college students and how it affects communication with others‚ and college students ’ self-concept. In this study‚ students completed a questionnaire which assessed personal use of social media‚ communication skills with friends
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Benefits of Internet and Social Media to Students Internet and social media is student best friend. They provide needed materials within a short span of time. They allow interactions among student to be easy and convenient. Most of the times are when students get required information from the internet and this helps them in their studies. Since plagiarism is not allowed in their work‚ there is online plagiarism checker which verifies zero percentage plagiarism before the work is forwarded for marking
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49-74 Internet Addiction among Greek University Students: Demographic Associations with the Phenomenon‚ using the Greek version of Young’s Internet Addiction Test Christos C. Frangos1‚ Constantinos C. Frangos2 and Apostolos P. Kiohos3 Abstract Internet addiction (IA) is a new disorder described in 1996 by the psychologist Kimberly Young. The aim of this paper is to estimate the percentage of IA among Greek university students. Results of a sample survey among 1876 Greek university students‚ 18-27
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December 05‚ 2011 Binge Drinking Among College Students and Consequences Audience-(Student Fraternity and College Administrators) Binge drinking is a problem that has continued to have a toll on the lives of college students despite efforts by the government and school administrators to curb the trend. Many studies have been conducted to reveal the facts behind binge drinking in colleges and campuses. It is clear that for the problem of binge drinking in colleges to be resolved‚ it must all start
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A STUDY OF INTERNET ADDICTION AMONG STUDENTS OF SEKOLAH MENENGAH JENIS KEBANGSAAN PEI YUAN‚ KAMPAR YONG SHU QIN A RESEARCH PAPER SUBNITTED IN PARTIAL FUOFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENT FOR THE BACHELOR OF SOCIAL SCIENCE (HONS) PSYCHOLOGY FACULTY OF ART AND SOCIAL SCIENCE UNIVERSITI TUNKU ABDUL RAHMAN MARCH 2011 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I would like to express gratitude for the coaching‚ guidance and input from several special individual. Firstly‚ I would like to thank Ms. Low Sew Kim‚ my supervisor
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Many years ago a network was born having several computers connected and now‚ that same network has millions of computers connected at all times‚ it’s called the Internet. This paper will explain the evolution and growth of the Internet. It’s like a plague growing across the world‚ signs of its growth are seen everywhere. The Internet was started as an experiment to test networks to try and develop a network that could survive a nuclear attack. While the net has never needed to survive a nuclear
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disorders. Also‚ to seek the impact of these sleep disturbances and insomnia on depression and the number of suicide victims‚ if any. This experiment was conducted in a non-treatment way and is solely to seek samples of college students‚ meaning that they only want college students to participate. According to this article‚ the hypothesis being tested is that insomnia and other sleep disturbances is the leading factor in depression‚ and will be likely to succeed into suicide in non-treatment participants
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The Causes of Failure among College Students College is the a stepping stone to pursuing your chosen career so‚ as students‚ we should look at it with importance especially now that we are having a bad economy‚ shaky jobs and some serious recession. A college graduate‚ who eventually becomes a professional‚ earns thousands of pesos per hour and without knowing‚ had already saved more than enough for her grandsons’ futures that is why we should invest for our college education. Although
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Sociology 1001 Dating and Sex Among College Students In college‚ the cultural norm is that one should engage with the opposite gender casually until a meaningful encounter occurs. The University of Colorado at Boulder is known for its high rates of festivities‚ which is a leading factor in sexual behavior. The hypothesis of this study being‚ if students are in relationships during college they will be more inclined to have sex due to intimacy‚ whereas single students will not be as sexually active
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Castañeda August 3‚ 2011 HSC 421 Prof. Garrido Binge Drinking Among College Students With extreme rates of binge drinking among young adults‚ college students continue to be a primary focus for a range of alcohol prevention efforts. The rates of binge drinking among college students is nearly double the rates for high school students‚ which may indicate that the college environment encourages high risk drinking. Many students view heavy drinking as a rite of passage that everyone must go through
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