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Influence Of Shyness And Body Dysmorphism On Internet Addiction
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Those considered shy are also said to be socially inhibited. Social
inhibition is the conscious or unconscious constraint by a person of
behavior of a social nature. In other words, social inhibition is
holding back for social reasons. There are different levels of social
inhibition, from mild to severe. Being socially inhibited is good when
preventing one from harming another and bad when causing one to refrain
from participating in class discussions.The concept of Body dysmorphic
disorder is a type of obsessive-compulsive disorder. An individual with
body dysmorphic disorder is overly preoccupied with what are perceived
as gross imperfections in their appearance and spends an hour or more,
every day, thinking about the way they look. In reality, the
imperfections are imagined or only slight and barely noticed by others,
if at all. The affected person may be obsessed with certain body parts,
particularly related to their face or head, or with their weight or body
shape.
The symptoms of body dysmorphic disorder often begin in
the early teens or even childhood, and are all related to the person’s
appearance. They include constantly checking their look in the mirror,
excessive grooming, over-exercising, skin picking, or hair plucking—and
comparing themselves to others. In addition to an extreme obsession with
their looks, people with body dysmorphic disorder try to hide their
perceived flaws by holding their body in certain ways, covering up with
make-up or clothing, or somehow improving their imagined defects,
sometimes with multiple plastic surgeries or other cosmetic practices.
Even when steps are taken to make improvements, however, the person is
still unhappy with their appearance. The obsession, repetitive behavior,
and constant covering up create stress for the affected individual and
can have a negative impact on daily functioning and quality of life.
Major depression is common in those with body dysmorphic disorder, as
are suicidal thoughts and behavior. Individuals with body dysmorphic
disorder often have a history of child abuse or neglect or other
childhood trauma and may also have a parent or sibling with an anxiety
disorder. Research into a neurobiological connection is still in early
stages. Those with the condition may also have an anxiety disorder, such
as obsessive-compulsive disorder or social anxiety, a personality
disorder, or issues with substance abuse. Body dysmorphic disorder is
not an eating disorder, though both conditions exhibit similarly severe
and abnormal body image concerns and self-esteem issues. Men and women
are equally affected by this disorder. So due to the fact these people
saw themselves inappropriate this study would predict that internet may
be the only place they derived happiness and gain acceptance.
Many predictors of internet addiction disorder are discovered by many
researchers, however this research would be considering if shyness and
body dysmorphism has an influence on internet addiction among
undergraduates.
1.2 Statement of Problem
Over the years, internet
addiction has caused great threat to the society especially among
undergraduates. It results in personal, family, academic, financial, and
occupational problems that are characteristic of other addictions.
Impairments of real life relationships are disrupted as a result of
excessive use of the Internet. Studies conducted on the students show
that internet addiction has been accompanied by major problems such as
the educational drop, reduced the curriculum study, anxiety, reduced
interpersonal relationships, reduced physical activities, irregularity,
and nutritional diseases (Maheri, Joveini, Bahrami, Sadeghi, 2013,
Sepehrian & Joka, 2011) Also it has been shown that internet
addiction may have serious consequences such as changing the lifestyle
in order to spend more time on the internet, ignoring the individual
health and main activities, reducing the social relationships, ignoring
the family and friends, and finally, financial, educational, and
physical problems (Ahmadi, Zadeh, Mohammadi, Masoum-beigi & Sohrabi,
2012).
1.3 Research Questions
However, following this
lime light the following questions would be used to ascertain if
shyness and body dysmorphism have influence on internet addiction among
undergraduates.
Behavioral inhibition is a
temperament or personality style that predisposes a person to become
fearful, distressed and withdrawn in novel situations. This personality
style is associated with the development of anxiety disorders in
adulthood, particularly social anxiety disorder (Ordoñez-Ortega,
Espinosa-Fernandez, Garcia-Lopez & Muela-Martinez, 2013). So due to
these assumptions undergraduate that are shy is predicted to be a
predictor of Internet addiction.
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]The study investigated the influence of shyness and body dysmorphism on internet addiction among undergraduates. Six hundred and forty undergraduates were recruited as participants in the present study from two tertiary institutions (university of uyo and Akwa Ibom State university) consisting of 307 males and 337 females. Their age range range were from 18- 45 and their mean age was 38.5. A cross sectional design was adopted for the study. Three instruments were used in the study: Shyness Scale ... Continue reading---
