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Interns’ Self-efficacy, Internet Addiction, Wellbeing, and Online Learning Experiences: A Descriptive-Correlational Study

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The ramifications of Internet addiction on psychological and social wellbeing have been extensively demonstrated in previous studies involving college students, but examining the mediating role of Internet addiction between self-efficacy and overall wellbeing has not been well-investigated, particularly among interns. This study first assessed the online learning experiences of a sample of interns during the COVID-19 pandemic and then explored the association between three constructs: self-efficacy, Internet addiction, and overall wellbeing. Fresh graduates engaging in an online internship program were recruited to participate in a cross-sectional online survey during the outbreak of COVID-19 in Bahrain. Self-administered scales of General Self-Efficacy (GSE), Internet Addiction Test (IAT), and PERMA Profiler were used to collect data about self-efficacy, Internet addiction, and overall wellbeing. Pearson’s correlation coefficient was used to measure the strength of the hypothesized relationships between these three constructs. A structural equation model was used to analyze the mediating role of Internet addiction. Overall, the higher the self-efficacy the participants perceived, the lesser Internet addiction they exhibited (r = −0.23, p = 0.02), and the more wellbeing they felt (r = 0.45, p ˂ 0.01). Internet addiction has been found as a mediating factor between self-efficacy and overall wellbeing (b = 0.12, p < 0.001). 61.5% of the participants had mild to moderate levels of Internet addiction. Experiencing less communication with colleagues because of online learning was one of the top-rated online experiences and consistently, enjoying positive relationships was the lowest-rated pillar of PERMA. Therefore, problematic Internet use that negatively affects individuals’ health should be managed through self-efficacy-boosting strategies. Further, fostering communications and social connectedness disrupted with excessive reliance on virtual environments demands special attention by counseling psychologists and e-education providers/developers.

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Ebrahim, A.H., Helmy, M., Engel, E., AlQoud, K., AlShakoori, H. (2022). Interns’ Self-efficacy, Internet Addiction, Wellbeing, and Online Learning Experiences: A Descriptive-Correlational Study. In: Hamdan, A., Harraf, A., Arora, P., Alareeni, B., Khamis Hamdan, R. (eds) Future of Organizations and Work After the 4th Industrial Revolution. Studies in Computational Intelligence, vol 1037. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-99000-8_15

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