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Whitty, Monica T. and McLaughlin, Deborah (2007) Online recreation : the relationship between loneliness, internet self-efficacy and the use of the internet for entertainment purposes. Computers in Human Behavior, 23 (3). pp. 1435-1446. doi:10.1016/j.chb.2005.05.003 ISSN 0747-5632.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2005.05.003
Abstract
In this study, 150 undergraduates answered questions about their Internet usage and completed a loneliness and an Internet self-efficacy questionnaire. A factor analysis of the Internet usage items revealed three facets of online recreation, including, using the Internet for: computer-based entertainment, to facilitate offline entertainment, and for information about the entertainment world. Those who scored higher on loneliness were more likely to use the Internet for computer- based entertainment, as well as, use the Internet to obtain information about the entertainment world. Individuals higher in Internet self-efficacy were more likely to use the Internet for computer-based entertainment and to facilitate offline entertainment. Implications for the study of the psychological influences of the Internet are discussed in this paper.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||
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Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) |
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Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Engineering > WMG (Formerly the Warwick Manufacturing Group) | ||||||
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Internet entertainment, Self-efficacy | ||||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Computers in Human Behavior | ||||||
Publisher: | Pergamon | ||||||
ISSN: | 0747-5632 | ||||||
Official Date: | May 2007 | ||||||
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Volume: | 23 | ||||||
Number: | 3 | ||||||
Page Range: | pp. 1435-1446 | ||||||
DOI: | 10.1016/j.chb.2005.05.003 | ||||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | ||||||
Date of first compliant deposit: | 3 January 2017 | ||||||
Date of first compliant Open Access: | 4 January 2017 |
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