Association between Internet Usage Behavior and Self-esteem of University Students

Abstract

Supat Chupradit, Jirada Takham, Priyanut Wutti Chupradit

This research aimed to study the association between internet usage behavior and self-esteem of first year students. The sample was 500 first-year students who were staying at Chiang Mai University dormitory. The data was collected through questionnaires that comprise of 3 parts: General information questionnaire, internet usage evaluation, and self-esteem scale. The statistics used for analysis were frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, and Pearson’s correlation. The result of this research found that internet usage behavior had negative relationship with self-esteem at a low level, with a correlation coefficient of - 0.358 and a statistical significance of 0.01.