Sense of Loneness and their Relationship with Internet Addiction for Oum El Bouaghi University Students in Algeria

This study aimed at examining the relationship between sense of loneness and internet addiction among a sample of students enrolled in Oum El Bouaghi university, and internet addiction and sense of loneness life satisfaction gender differences. The study sample consisted of (243) students (103) males and (140) females) from various Oum El Bouaghi university faculties. Two scales were used : the sense of loneness scale and Internet addiction scale. The study revealed the following results: - There is a positive correlation between sense of loneness and Internet addiction among a sample of students enrolled in Oum El Bouaghi university. -Significant differences appeard between males and females in internet addiction, show that males are more addicted to internet than females. - Significant differences appeard between males and females in sense of loneness, show that males are more sense of loneness than females.