Home and school environment as determinants of internet addiction among adolescents with hearing impairment in Ibadan Oyo state, Nigeria
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https://doi.org/10.38140/ijsie.v2i2.1957Keywords:
Adolescent, Internet addiction, Hearing impairment, Parental attitude, Peer influenceAbstract
Adolescent students have been addicted to the internet, and students with hearing impairment are not left out. Excessive use and uncontrollable internet are among the ills, despite being a communication tool for students with hearing impairment. The study, therefore, evaluated the home and school environment as determinants of internet addiction among adolescents with hearing impairment in Ibadan. The correlational type of survey research design was adopted for the study, and eighty-one (81) adolescents with hearing impairment in Ibadan were the participants from three secondary schools. Research instruments adopted were Internet Addiction, home environment, and peer pressure inventory scales. These were used to answer three research questions raised for the study. The data collected from the study were analysed using frequency count, percentages, Pearson product-moment correlation (PPMC), and regression analysis. The study revealed a significant relationship between the home and school environment on internet addiction among adolescents with hearing impairment, the school environment, and the home environment. It also revealed that there was a joint contribution of home and school environment to internet addiction among adolescents with hearing impairment R 0.715. Furthermore, the study revealed the relative contribution of home and school environment to internet addiction, where the school environment exerts more influence on internet addiction than the home environment. It indicated that parental attitudes and peer influence had a positive influence on internet addiction among adolescents with hearing impairment. Based on the findings, it was recommended that parents with children with hearing impairment should improve their communication and interaction with their children by learning effective communication modes with their wards, and the school authority should ensure that the school environment is friendly enough for adolescents with hearing impairment to thrive in without any form of intimidation.
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