Internet Use and Psychological Wellbeing: A Study of International Students in Singapore

We investigated the relationship between psychological wellbeing (as
indicated by participants’ level of loneliness, perceived academic stress and
depression) and generalized problematic internet use. Data was collected
from a sample of 103 international students studying in Singapore.
Statistical analyses revealed that depression was the most important
predictor of problematic internet use, followed by academic stress.
Loneliness was found to mediate the relationship between problematic
internet use and depression or academic stress. Implications of the findings
for international students in the University context have been discussed.