INVESTIGATION INTO INTERNET ADDITION, CYBER CRIME AND STUDY TIME MANAGEMENT AMONG AKWA IBOM STATE UNIVERSITY UNDERGRADUATES

The study investigated internet addiction, cybercrime and study time management among Akwa Ibom State University undergraduates. Five research questions and two research hypotheses were formulated to guide the study. This study adopted survey research design. The population of the study consisted of two hundred and fifty-one (251) four level students in Science Education Department. Purposively sampling technique was used for the study. The sample consisted of 154 Science Education 400 level students drawn from five units. The instruments for the study were “Internet Addiction Questionnaire (IAQ), Cybercrime Questionnaire (CCQ) and Study Time Management Questionnaire (STMQ)”. The instruments were validated by the researcher supervisor and two other lecturers in the Department of Science Education, Faculty of Education. The reliability indices obtained for IAQ, CCQ and STMQ were 0.81, 0.83 and 0.79 respectively using Cronbach Alpha. The data collected were analyzed using frequency count, mean, standard deviation and independent t-test. The result revealed that Internet addiction among Akwa Ibom State University Science Education undergraduates was high. The result also revealed that the extent of indulgence in cybercrime among Akwa Ibom State University Science Education undergraduates was high. The result further revealed that the nature of study time management among Akwa Ibom State University Science Education undergraduates was poor. The result revealed that there is no significant difference in internet addiction between male and female Akwa Ibom State University undergraduates. The result revealed that there is no significant difference in indulgence in cybercrime between male and female Akwa Ibom State University undergraduates. It was therefore recommended among others that, government, educators, parents, counselors, lecturers, and portals should help redirect the internet use toward academics to ensure greater academic outcome.