Online time of Slovak and Czech adults and its relation to Big Five

INTRODUCTION: In the present article, we focused on the relationship between time spent online and factors of Big Five in the population of adults. We assume that there exist the specifics of time spent online in the relation to age, sex, residence and nationality as mediating variables. Our main assumption was focused on the predictors of the time spent time which we identified in basal personality tendencies – factors of Big Five.

METHODS: Our research sample consisted of 2,501 adults in the Slovak and Czech Republic, ranging in age from 18 to 99 (M = 39.02, SD = 20.15). We collected data using 2 questionnaires: Internet use questionnaire for adults and Big Five Inventory BFI 10. Used methods were available in both Slovak and Czech language.

RESULTS: The main result of our statistical analysis is the output from the regression analysis. We found that the age and the conscientiousness are strong predictors of the time spent online by the adults. The nationality, sex, residence and neurotism are also the predictors of some variables covering time spent online.

CONCLUSION: Our data supported the predicted relationship between time spent online and factors of Big Five, concretely the conscientiousness and the neurotism. The adults spend more time online if they are Slovak (social networks in workdays), men (internet using and gaming), younger (all areas) and live in rural environment (internet using and social networks during the weekends).