Digital Socialization Intervention Data for University Students in Kazakhstan

416 university students aged 17–23 from two Kazakh universities participated in a six-week blended learning intervention. Gulzhan Niyazova collected pre- and post-intervention data on problematic internet use and psychological well-being, showing a 7.1% reduction in addiction scores. The dataset, last updated in May 2026, includes psychometric validation results and process indicators of digital behavior change.

Use Cases

• Evaluate the impact of educational interventions on problematic internet use based on pre-post Chen Internet Addiction Scale scores.
• Analyze correlations between digital self-regulation strategies and psychological well-being based on Ryff scale data.
• Model behavioral change in digital habits based on process indicators like passive scrolling and deliberate online planning.
• Validate psychometric instruments for internet addiction and well-being in a Central Asian student population.

Strengths

• Includes data from 416 participants, providing a substantial sample size for analysis.
• Reports statistically significant results, including a 7.1% reduction in mean CIAS score and a 3.6% increase in mean Ryff score.
• Contains detailed process indicators, such as passive scrolling decreasing from 61.3% to 42.8%.
• Psychometric properties of the Chen Internet Addiction Scale and Ryff Psychological Well-Being Scale were validated for the target sample.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data is from a convenience sample of two universities in Kazakhstan, which may limit generalizability.

Provenance

Source

Gulzhan Niyazova via figshare

Collection Method

Two-stage quantitative design combining baseline psychometric validation with a one-group pre-post intervention assessment.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-22 04:30:40; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Kazakhstan (K. Zhubanov Aktobe Regional University and Khoja Akhmet Yassawi International Kazakh-Turkish University)