ÜNİVERSİTE ÖĞRENCİLERİNİN NOMOFOBİ DÜZEYLERİNİN ÇEŞİTLİ DEĞİŞKENLERE GÖRE İNCELENMESİ

Abstract

Bu araştırmanın amacı, Mardin Artuklu Üniversitesi Spor Bilimleri Fakültesinde öğrenim gören üniversite öğrencilerinin nomofobi düzeylerinin demografik değişkenlere göre farklılık gösterip göstermediğinin incelemesidir. Araştırmanın örneklemini, Mardin Artuklu Üniversitesi Spor Bilimleri Fakültesinde öğrenim gören toplam 408 üniversite öğrencisi oluşturmaktadır. Veri toplama aracı olarak Yıldırım ve Correia (2015) tarafından geliştirilen ve Yıldırım, Sumuer, Adnan ve Yıldırım (2016) tarafından Türkçe’ye uyarlanan “Nomofobi Ölçeği” kullanılmıştır. Araştırma betimsel tarama modeli ile desenlenmiş ve elde edilen veriler SPSS 25.0 programında analiz edilmiştir. Verilerin analizinde bağımsız gruplar t-testi ve tek yönlü varyans analizi (ANOVA) ve gruplar arası farklılıklar için Post-Hoc analizleri kullanılmıştır. Bulgular öğrencilerin orta düzey nomofobi seviyesinde olduğunu gösterirken kadın öğrencilerin, uyanınca/uyumadan önce telefon kullananların, telefonu 4 yıl ve daha uzun süredir kullananların, sosyal medya amacıyla kullananların, çok sık telefon kontrol edenlerin orta düzeyin üst sınırına yaklaşan riskli gruplar olduğu belirlenmiştir. Sonuç olarak, araştırmaya katılan öğrenci profilinde aşırı nomofobi düzeyine çıkan bir grup yoktur. Ancak yüksek ortalama puanlar bu yönde riskin artabileceğine işaret etmektedir.

Keywords

• Üniversite Öğrencileri
• Spor Bilimleri
• Nomofobi
• Akıllı Telefon
• Bağımlılık

EXAMINING LEVELS OF NOMOPHOBIA AMONG UNIVERSITY STUDENTS ACCORDING TO VARIOUS VARIABLES

Abstract

This study aims to investigate whether levels of nomophobia among students of the Faculty of Sports Sciences at Mardin Artuklu University differ according to demographic variables. The study sample consists of 408 students from this faculty. The “Nomophobia Scale”, developed by Yıldırım and Correia (2015) and adapted into Turkish by Yıldırım, Sumuer, Adnan and Yıldırım (2016), was used to collect the data. The study employed a descriptive survey design, and the obtained data were analysed using the SPSS 25.0 program. Independent groups t-tests and one-way analyses of variance (ANOVAs) were used to analyse the data, and post-hoc analyses were used to identify differences between groups. The findings showed that students had a moderate level of nomophobia. Female students; students who used their phones upon waking up/before going to sleep; students who had been using their phones for four years or longer; students who used their phones for social media; and students who checked their phones very frequently were identified as high-risk groups approaching the upper limit of moderate risk. In conclusion, there are no groups with excessive nomophobia levels among the students participating in the study. However, high average scores suggest that this risk may increase.

Keywords

• University Students
• Sports Sciences
• Nomophobia
• Smartphone
• Addiction

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