Socio-Demographic Factors and Internet Utilisation Among Adolescents in Ibadan, Nigeria
Keywords:
Adolescents, Aroro community, Demographic Factors, Internet UtilizationAbstract
Internet utilization among adolescents is purposeful and the rate is alarming. Most past studies focused on internet utilization of adolescents in overseas and urban areas. The present study investigated socio-demographic factors on internet utilization of adolescents in Aroro Community Community in Akinyele Local Government Area, Ibadan. Purposive Sampling technique was adopted for the study. Internet Utilization Scale containing demographic variables such as age, gender and education level of adolescents was used for data collection with reliability coefficient of .89. T-test statistic was used for data analysis. The findings show no significant difference in the internet utilization of male and female adolescents (Crit-t = 1.96, Cal.t = 1.917, DF = 120, p (0.058)>.05 and adolescents in Junior Secondary School and those in Senior Secondary School classes (Crit-t = 1.96, Cal.t = .781, DF = 120, p(0.437)>.05 but there is a significant difference in the internet utilization of adolescents below 15 years, and those above 15 years (Crit-t = 1.96, Cal.t = 2.587, DF = 120, p (0.011)<.05 level of significance). Hence, adolescents above 15 years of age 31.72), had more internet usage than those below 15 years of age 27.89). it is recommended that school counselors, teachers and librarians should encourage adolescents to use internet to promote academic performance.
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