Influence of emotional-volitional characteristics of students' personality on development of Internet addiction

Abstract

The article considers the problem of personal Internet addiction, which is relevant in modern society and the digitalization of education, which is formed in young people with excessive use of the Internet, depends on emotional experiences and strong-willed personality traits and leads to a deterioration in interpersonal relationships, decreased physical activity and the development of mental disorders.The hypothesis that the formation of Internet addiction is facilitated by the peculiarities of the emotional and volitional sphere of personality has been empirically proven. The correlations of Internet addiction, anxiety, frustration, rigidity, neuroticism, extraversion and internality revealed in university students are presented and described. Students who felt the need to spend and spent a significant amount of time on the computer every day instead of actually communicating with friends, playing sports, etc., were characterized by high levels of anxiety, depression, rigidity of thinking in the process of solving problems and interacting with others.; the inability to effectively use their resources and influence events in their lives, passive behavior and avoidance of responsibility for their actions, which undoubtedly could negatively affect the process of their self-realization and socialization. The results of this study can serve as a basis for university psychologists to develop practical recommendations and programs to prevent and reduce students' Internet addiction in order to improve their communication and academic performance.