The Effect of Mobile Phone Use of Universty Students on Their Academic Success

Year 2021, Issue: 27, 433 - 438, 30.11.2021

Hüseyin Eriş , Suzan Havlioğlu , Miyaser Kaya

https://doi.org/10.31590/ejosat.942753

Cited By: 2

Abstract

The aim of this study is to determine the mobile phone use level of university students and the effect of their mobile phone use on their academic success. The study was carried out between February-March 2020 as a descriptive study in Vocational High School of Healthcare Service. The population of study consists of 2400 students that study in Vocational High School of Healthcare Service, the sample of it consists of 335 students that wanted to participate in the study. An information form and Problematic Mobile Phone Use Scale for University Students, created by reviewing literature, were used to collect data. Students averagely use mobile phones for 4.5 ±1.54 hours and social media for 2.3±0.79 hours daily. Students use their phones at the rate of 32.5% for internet and 23% of them regard spending time on mobile phone as a waste of time. According to problematic mobile phone use scale, the means of students is 62.27, their mean is 23.50 at the deprivation sub-dimension, 13.58 at the adverse outcomes sub-dimension, 16.08 at the control problem sub-dimension and 9.08 at the interaction avoidance sub-dimension. The problematic mobile phone use scale means of students, whose academic success are above the average, was found as lower, the problematic mobile phone use scale means of students, who spend time on their phone more than 6 hours daily, was found as higher.

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University Students, Mobile Phone, Academic Success

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Üniversite Öğrencilerinin Cep Telefonu Kullanımlarının Akademik Başarılarına Etkisi

Abstract

Bu çalışmanın amacı üniversite öğrencilerin cep telefonu kullanım düzeyleri ile cep telefonu kullanımlarının akademik başarıları üzerine etkisinin belirlenmesidir. Çalışma Şubat-Mart 2020 tarihleri arasında Sağlık Hizmetleri Meslek Yüksekokulunda tanımlayıcı tipte bir araştırma olarak yürütülmüştür. Çalışmanın evrenini Sağlık Hizmetleri Meslek Yüksekokulunda öğrenim gören 2400 öğrenci, örneklemini ise çalışmaya katılmayı kabul eden 335 öğrenci oluşturmaktadır. Verilerin toplanmasında literatür taranarak oluşturulan bilgi formu ve Üniversite Öğrencileri için Problemli Cep Telefonu Kullanım Ölçeği kullanılmıştır. Öğrenciler günde ortalama 4.5 ±1.54 saat cep telefonu ve 2.3±0.79 saat sosyal medya kullanıyorlar. Öğrenciler cep telefonunu % 32.5 internetten yararlanmak için kullanıyor ve % 23 cep telefonunda vakit geçirmeyi zaman kaybı olarak değerlendiriyor. Problemli cep telefonu kullanım ölçeğine göre öğrencilerin ortalama puanları 62.27, yoksunluk alt boyutunda 23.50, olumsuz sonuçlar alt boyutunda 13.58, kontrol problemi alt boyutunda 16.08 ve etkileşimden kaçınma alt boyutunda 9.08’dir. Akademik başarısı ortalamanın üzerinde olan öğrencilerin problemli cep telefonu kullanım ölçeği puan ortalamaları daha düşük, günde 6 saatten fazla cep telefonu ile vakit geçirenlerin, problemli cep telefonu kullanım ölçeği puan ortalamaları daha yüksek bulunmuştur.

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Üniversite Öğrencileri, Cep Telefonu, Akademik Başarı

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