Digital Nativity and Internet addiction data and extended data
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The research aimed to explore the relationship between digital nativity and internet addiction among university students at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) in Ghana. The hypothesis was that higher levels of digital nativity, as measured by the Digital Native Assessment Scale (DNAS), would correlate with higher levels of internet addiction, measured by the Internet Addiction Test (IAT). The data from 411 undergraduate students from various academic disciplines supported this hypothesis, showing a significant positive correlation between DNAS and IAT scores (r = 0.569, p < 0.001). This indicates that students with higher digital nativity are more prone to developing internet addiction behaviours. Notable findings from the data include the influence of academic level and college affiliation on internet addiction. Students in higher academic years and those from the College of Science exhibited heightened susceptibility to internet addiction. Additionally, the data revealed that both g
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The data was gathered and analysed using a rigorous process to ensure accuracy and reproducibility. Data entry and evaluation were conducted using Jamovi software, version 2.4.11, which provided the necessary tools for statistical analysis. The study's primary instruments were the Digital Native Assessment Scale (DNAS) and the Internet Addiction Test (IAT). The DNAS assessed students’ digital nativity, while the IAT evaluated their levels of internet addiction. Descriptive statistics were calculated, including the mean and standard deviation for both digital nativity (X = 78.5, SD = 14.29) and internet addiction (X = 39.5, SD = 10.80). To compare differences between gender groups, the independent samples t-test was applied. Further analysis was conducted using one-way ANOVA (Welch's) to identify significant differences in DNAS scores across the various colleges (p < 0.001). No significant differences were found for age (p = 0.428) or educational level (p = 0.862). Post hoc analysis using the Tukey HSD test