Exploring the effects of demographic factors, Internet usage and personality traits on Internet addiction in a sample of Italian university students

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Highlights：

• Data from Italian university students, Internet usage and Big Five were collected.

• Study explored the effect of the Internet addiction disorder among Italian university students.

• Study results indicated that a few students showed a moderate level of addiction.

• Multiple regression outcomes displayed that some personality traits were predictors of Internet addiction.

• Agreeableness and Extraversion were negatively related to Internet addiction.

摘要

•Data from Italian university students, Internet usage and Big Five were collected.•Study explored the effect of the Internet addiction disorder among Italian university students.•Study results indicated that a few students showed a moderate level of addiction.•Multiple regression outcomes displayed that some personality traits were predictors of Internet addiction.•Agreeableness and Extraversion were negatively related to Internet addiction.

论文关键词：Internet addiction disorder,Internet usage,University students,Big Five,Personality traits

论文评审过程：Available online 18 March 2014.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2014.02.024