You are hereHome › Usha Kundu, MD College of Health (UKCOH) › Department of Public Health › Sutton, Melanie › Internet use and misuse Style APAChicagoHarvardIEEEMLATurabian Choose the citation style. Rotunda, R. J., Kass, S. J., Sutton, M. A., & Leon, D. T. (2003). Internet use and misuse: Preliminary findings from a new assessment instrument. Behavior Modification, 27(4), 484-504. doi:10.1177/0145445503255600 Internet use and misuse Details Type Academic Journal Article Title Internet use and misuse: Preliminary findings from a new assessment instrument Contributor(s) Rotunda, Robert J. (author)Kass, Steven J. (author)Sutton, Melanie A. (author)Leon, David T. (author) Located In Behavior Modification ISSN 0145-4455 Volume 27 Issue 4 Start Page 484 End Page 504 Date 2003 DOI 10.1177/0145445503255600 Use/Reproduction 2003 Sage Publications Abstract The Internet is an affordable and easily accessible technology that has many potential applications to psychology. Interactive technologies engage users psychologically and may facilitate adaptive and maladaptive behaviors. This research explored the Internet-use patterns, psychological characteristics, and negative consequences associated with online activities of 393 college students using the Internet Use Survey (IUS), a self-report instrument designed to administer online. Results indicated that participants spent an average of 3.3 total hours per day on the Internet during the past 12 months and used the medium for multiple purposes. Although participants reported the occurrence of some potentially negative consequences related to Internet use, the prevalence rates for most problematic behaviors were generally low. Exploratory principal component analysis of the IUS subscale that attempts to measure Internet-related impairment revealed four factors: absorption, negative consequences, disrupted sleep, and deception. All of these factors were then significantly related to a measure of boredom proneness. This research supports the necessity for multidimensional assessment (e.g., frequency and context) of Internet usage to enhance our understanding of how this new technology interfaces with users psychologically and behaviorally. Subject(s) boredom pronenessInternet-related impairmentonline assessmenttechnology and behavior PID uwf:23557