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Department: Social Sciences Thesis Abstract Study Title: Internet
addiction, and Its Relationship to Psychosocial-Social Adjustment
among the Secondary School Students in Riyadh Student: Sultan Aid
Murfreeh Al-Osaimi Advisor: Prof. Dr. Monir Hasan Gemal Study
Problem: The Problem of the study was identified to answer the
following main question: What is the relationship between Internet
addiction and social psychological adjustment among high school
students in Riyadh? Study Population: The population of the study
of public high school students for the academic year 1430 - 1431 H
secondary schools in Riyadh. The study was applied on a sample of
(N=350) students; including (N=85) second secondary legitimate, and
(N=102) second secondary natural, and (N=75) third secondary
legitimate, and (N= 88) third secondary natural. Study Methodology:
The study adopted the descriptive approach. Main Results: (1) There
is a sta s cal signicant nega ve correla on at the level (0.01)
between the total score of the scale of Internet addiction, and the
total score of the social psychological adjustment. (2) There are
sta s cal signicant dierences at level (0.01) between the means
scores of Internet addicted and Internet nonaddicts secondary
school students in the psychological and social adjustment in favor
of non Internet addicts. (3) There are sta s cal signicant
dierences at level (0.01) between the means of students in sec ons
legitimate and natural in the dimensions scale of Internet in favor
of legitimate students. Main Recommendations: The study recommended
the need to strengthen state control in the Internet and aired
sites for young people from legislative and executive institutions,
and the need for training programs for secondary school students in
Saudi Arabia, parents, teachers aim to educate them about the
adverse effects subsequent to the excessive use of the Internet,
and the need to interest the holding of remedial programs for
students addicts Internet in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia aims to
rid them of their addiction to, and problems arising from excessive
use of it, and to integrate in real life, and increase the real
social relations. 4. -- . . .. . . . 5. -- K K L K K K 6. -- ) ( )
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- Internet Addiction ) Ward, 2000( : . : -Salience: . - Mood
Modification: . 24. -- -Tolerance: . - Withdrawal Symptoms: .
-Conflict: Interpersonal conflict ) ( Intrapsychic Conflict ) .(
-Relapse: . -Dependence: . - Abuse: . .
