Abstract

This study examined the relationships among Perceived Adolescents' Social Supports, Internet Addiction Tendency, and Internet-related Delinquency. Subjects in this study consisted of 476 students who are attending the sixth grade of two elementary schools, the third grade of two middle schools, and the second grade of two high schools in Checheon. They were asked to rate the questionnaires concerning Perceived Social Supports, Internet Addiction Tendency, and Internet-related Delinquency. Statistical procedures were correlation analysis, t-test, and one-way ANOVA. The results were as follows: (1) There were negatively significant correlations between Perceived Adolescents' Social Supports and Internet Addiction Tendency, and between Perceived Adolescents' Social Supports and Internet-related Delinquency. (2) The levels of Adolescents Internet Addiction Tendency were different according to levels of social support from brothers(sisters), but were not different according to levels of social support from father, mother, teachers, and friends. (3) The levels of Adolescents' Internet-related Delinquency were different according to levels of social support from father, mother, and teachers, but were not different according to levels of social support from brothers(sisters) and friends. The implications and limitations of these findings were discussed and directions for future studies were also proposed.