Osobowościowe uwarunkowania nadużywania Internetu

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to find out the relationship between personality factors and tendency to internet overuse and to reveal those personality variables which may allow to predict tendency to internet addiction. 126 young people, aged 18–25 (M= 22,0; SD 1,93; 58,7% – men, and 41,3% – women) participated in the study. Internet Engagement Questionnaire and NEO-FFI Inventory (Costa@MCCrae) were used in the study. Data revealed the relationship between neuroticism, openness to experience and agreeableness with internet engagement. Agreeableness and neuroticism appeared predictors of tendency to internet addiction.