Youth Addiction to The Internet and E-Applications of Al-Sharqiya Satellite Channel - A Survey Study on Students at Mustansiriyah University (College of Arts, College of Science)

Abstract

Technological developments are an indispensable feature of the current era under any circumstances and an important lifeline on which societies depend in most of their fields. The Internet is one of the most prominent modern technological developments that has given human society a set of benefits that no one can deny, but at the same time there are many negative effects that can be expressed by the term (technology tax). The most prominent of these effects is addiction to the Internet and electronic applications. And the psychological, social, economic and health effects associated with it and resulting from it.
With the spread of the use of the Internet, studies appeared that dealt with the phenomenon of Internet addiction, especially after this network entered many countries and spread in homes and cafes, and the number of its users began to double year after year, so it was necessary for us to look at the matter objectively to examine its negative and positive effects.
The research problem focused on the main question (Are young people addicted to using the Internet and the electronic applications of Al-Sharqiyah Satellite Channel), and several sub-questions branch out from this question :
1. Are young males or females more addicted to the Internet ?
2. Are students in scientific or literary majors more addicted ?
3. What electronic applications are they addicted to following ?
4. What is the goal behind pursuing the Internet and electronic applications ?
The importance of the research is summarized in the influence of the Internet, which has begun to outweigh the influence of other media. The importance of the research also came from the importance of the group that is addicted to the Internet and electronic applications, namely young people (university students in particular), as well as the attempt to find a solution to this new type of addiction that has begun to spread and dominate the minds of people. and behaviors (youth) .
The research objectives focused on the following :
1. The research aims to identify students’ addiction to the Internet and electronic applications of Al- Sharqiyah Satellite Channel .
2. Which is more addictive, males or females, scientific or literary specialization ?
3. Which topics are more addictive, and which electronic applications are most followed by students .
The researcher used the survey method to achieve the research objectives to collect data and information from the sample during a limited period of time .
The most important results reached by the researcher are:
1. The results of the current research showed that most young people (university students), male and female, are addicts because they use it for 10-12 hours a day, which is a long time .
2. The interest of young people (university students) in the Internet and the electronic applications of Al- Sharqiya Satellite Channel varies from the scientific specialization to the literary specialization, as Instagram received the highest viewing rate in the scientific specialization, while in the literary specialization, the Tik Tok application obtained the highest viewing rate .
3. Most young people (university students) are exposed to the Internet and electronic applications in order to spend free time, escape from reality, communicate with classmates, and get away from the pressure of daily life.