Author(s)

LiJuan Gao^1*, Fan Yang¹, Lu Xu², YiFei Guo¹

Affiliation(s)

¹School of Education, Anyang Normal University, Anyang 455000, Henan, China.

²School of Educational Science, Harbin Normal University, Harbin 150025, Heilongjiang, China.

Corresponding Author

LiJuan Gao

ABSTRACT

This study investigated 500 boarding middle school students from several middle schools, including Anyang Zoujin Middle School and Anyang No.25 Middle School. Utilizing the Learning Motivation Diagnostic Test, Chinese Internet Addiction Scale, and Internet Use Behavior Questionnaire as research tools, it explored the relationships between internet use behavior, internet addiction, and learning motivation among boarding middle school students. The results revealed: (1) Significant gender differences existed in daily internet use duration and online activities, with extremely significant differences observed in weekly internet use duration and problematic online behaviors; (2) Significant differences in weekly internet use duration were found between day students and boarding students; (3) Internet addiction exhibited significant gender differences; (4) Learning motivation showed extremely significant differences based on boarding status.

KEYWORDS

Boarding middle school students; Learning motivation; Internet use behavior; Internet addiction

CITE THIS PAPER

LiJuan Gao, Fan Yang, Lu Xu, YiFei Guo. The relationship between learning motivation and internet use behavior among boarding middle school students. Psychology, Health, and Behavioral Sciences. 2025, 2(1): 52-56. DOI: https://doi.org/10.61784/phbs3012.

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