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It was a descriptive study and adopted a survey approach. Its population consisted of undergraduate university students of the Departments of Social Sciences of the Bahuddin Zakariya University Multan, Pakistan. A sample of 300 students evenly divided into gender (150 male students & 150 female students) was taken conveniently from the population. The data were collected by using Internet Usage Scale (Wanajak, 2011), Social Connectedness Scale (Lee and Robbins, 1995), Contentment with Life Assessment Scale (Lavallee, Hatch, Michalos and Mckinley, (2007); whereas, learning achievement was measured through CGPA obtained by students. Results indicated significant correlations of internet usage with social connectedness, life contentment and learning achievement. Findings also demonstrated that internet usage has a significant impact on social connectedness, life contentment and learning achievement of undergraduate university students. The significant difference appeared regarding gender of the respondents in the level of internet usage and social connectedness, whereas no gender differences were found regarding life contentment and learning achievement of the undergraduate university students.  \nKeywords: Internet usage, social connectedness, life contentment, learning achievement, information and communication technologies  \n∗Department of Applied Psychology, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan.  \nEmail: [sarwatsultan@hotmail.com](sarwatsultan@hotmail.com)  \n∗∗Department of Education, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur  \nEmail: [irshad.hussain@iub.edu.pk](irshad.hussain@iub.edu.pk); [irshad_iub@yahoo.com](irshad_iub@yahoo.com)  \n∗∗∗Department of Applied Psychology, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan.  \nIntroduction  \nThe 21st Century and the Internet  \nThe 21st century appeared with knowledge revolution and brought about unprecedented innovations and inventions (Haag, Maeve, & James, 1998).Innovations and inventions are generally termed as technologies having considerable effects on human life. The technologies which facilitate communication, interaction and disseminate information are referred to as Information and Communication Technologies –ICTs (Hussain, 2005) . Predominantly, internet appeared as an important innovation and a popular mode of communication & interaction (Hussain & Durrani, 2012) generally among the masses and particularly among the students. Its popularity seems to be associated with its affordability, usability, availability and cost effectiveness (Lee &Coughlin, 2015; Humphry, 2014; Hussain, 2005) . Therefore, at present, seemingly it has become a prevalent medium of communication and interaction among all individuals and organizations including schools, colleges and universities.  \nDifferent organizations and individuals use internet according to their needs and objectives. For example, teachers and students use internet for accessing to and sharing latest information and knowledge; business personnel use it to have latest information about market and stock exchange; aviation staff use it to control flight operations and soon. Due to its easy accessibility, any individual of any age can use it from anywhere in the world. 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It included 300 undergraduate students (150 male and 150 female) from Social Sciences departments at Bahuddin Zakariya University, Multan.\"},{\"question\":\"What were the key findings regarding the relationship between internet usage and student outcomes?\",\"answer\":\"Results showed significant correlations between internet usage and social connectedness, life contentment, and learning achievement. The study also found that internet usage has a significant impact on all three outcomes.\"},{\"question\":\"Did gender influence all measured variables?\",\"answer\":\"Gender differences were significant for internet usage and social connectedness. No gender differences were found for life contentment or learning achievement.\"}]","Social Connectedness, Life Contentment, and Learning Achievement of Undergraduate University Students - Does the Use of Internet Matter? | PDF",1792082364,38]