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Evaluation of Risky Internet Usage and Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors in Medical Students

Year 2017, , 173 - 180, 18.12.2017
https://doi.org/10.24938/kutfd.306663

Abstract

ObjectiveIn our study, it was aimed to determine the
relationship between risky internet usage and healthy lifestyle behaviors in
medical faculty students.

Material and Methods: Three hundred and nineteen students participated in this
cross-sectional study conducted at Dumlupinar University Medical Faculty
between 1 March and 30 March 2017. Sociodemographic information form, Internet
Addiction Scale (IAS) and Healthy Life Style Behavior Scale (HLSBS) were used
for data collection. Those whose scored over 50 from the IAS were defined as
"Risky Internet Users" (RIU). Descriptive data and percentages were
evaluated by Chi square and mean variables were evaluated by t-test.

Results: Of the students, 42.3% (n=135) were male and the mean age was
20.8±2.1 (range 18-27). While RIU prevalence was found to be 24.7%, this ratio
was determined to be higher for males (p=0.000) and for those who were not
satisfied with their department. The frequency of RIU was found to increase
when mother education level got higher (p=0.001) and as the duration of
internet usage increased (p=0.000). The prevalence of RIU was lower in those
who used internet for educational purposes (p=0.004). HLSBS score average was
found to be lower in students with RIU (p=0.001). The group with RIU was
determined to get lower scores in the subgroups of the scale such as
interpersonel relations (p=0.000), physical activity (p=0.009) and stress
management (p=0.008).







Conclusion: In our study, it was determined that in young people, RIU was
higher in males and was affected by different sociodemographic factors. While
inexistence of an internet addicted student was pleasing, guidance services on
RIU and healthy life style behaviors will be beneficial.

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  • 9. Kawabe K, Horiuchi F, Ochi M, Oka Y, Ueno Si. Internet addiction: Prevalence and relation with mental states in adolescents. Psychiatry Clin Neurosci. 2016;70(9):405-12.
  • 10. Canan F, Ataoglu A, Ozcetin A, Icmeli C. The association between Internet addiction and dissociation among Turkish college students. Compr Psychiatry. 2012;53(5):422-6.
  • 11. Kır I, Sulak Ş. Eğitim Fakültesi Öğrencilerinin İnternet Bağımlılık Düzeylerinin İncelenmesi. Electronic Journal of Social Sciences. 2014;13(51).
  • 12. Akdağ M, Şahan-Yılmaz B, Özhan U, İsmail Ş. Üniversite öğrencilerinin internet bağımlılıklarının çeşitli değişkenler açısından incelenmesi (İnönü Üniversitesi örneği). İnönü Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi. 2014;15(1).
  • 13. Aslan E, Yazıcı A. Üniversite Öğrencilerinde İnternet Bağımlılığı ve İlişkili Sosyodemografik Faktörler. Klinik Psikiyatri Dergisi. 2016;19(3).
  • 14. Ergin A, Uzun SU, Bozkurt Aİ. Tıp fakültesi öğrencilerinde internet bağımlılığı sıklığı ve etkileyen etmenler. Pamukkale Tıp Dergisi. 2013;6(3):134-42.
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  • 16. Walker S, Hill-Polerecky D. Psychometric evaluation of the health-promoting lifestyle profile II. Unpublished manuscript, University of Nebraska Medical Center. 1996:120-26.
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  • 23. Orsal O, Orsal O, Unsal A, Ozalp SS. Evaluation of internet addiction and depression among university students. Procedia-Social and Behavioral Sciences. 2013;82:445-54.
  • 24. Ghamari F, Mohammadbeigi A, Mohammadsalehi N, Hashiani AA. Internet addiction and modeling its risk factors in medical students, Iran. Indian J Psychol Med. 2011;33(2):158.
  • 25. Kubey RW, Lavin MJ, Barrows JR. Internet use and collegiate academic performance decrements: Early findings. Journal of communication. 2001;51(2):366-82.
  • 26. Tang J, Yu Y, Du Y, Ma Y, Zhang D, Wang J. Prevalence of internet addiction and its association with stressful life events and psychological symptoms among adolescent internet users. Addict Behav. 2014;39(3):744-7.
  • 27. Derbyshire KL, Lust KA, Schreiber LR, et al. Problematic Internet use and associated risks in a college sample. Compreher Psychiatry. 2013;54(5):415-22.
  • 28. Fatehi F, Monajemi A, Sadeghi A, Mojtahedzadeh R, Mirzazadeh A. Quality of Life in Medical Students With Internet Addiction. Acta Med Iran. 2016;54(10).
  • 29. Flisher C. Getting plugged in: an overview of internet addiction. J Paediatr Child Health.. 2010;46(10):557-9.
  • 30. Kraut R, Patterson M, Lundmark V, Kiesler S, Mukophadhyay T, Scherlis W. Internet paradox: A social technology that reduces social involvement and psychological well-being? American psychologist. 1998;53(9):1017.
  • 31. Yang SC, Tung C-J. Comparison of Internet addicts and non-addicts in Taiwanese high school. Computers in Human Behavior. 2007;23(1):79-96.
  • 32. Lu X, Yeo KJ. Pathological Internet use among Malaysia university students: risk factors and the role of cognitive distortion. Computers in Human Behavior. 2015;45:235-42.
  • 33. Lam LT, Peng Z-w, Mai J-c, Jing J. Factors associated with Internet addiction among adolescents. CyberPsychology & Behavior. 2009;12(5):551-5.
  • 34. Tao Z. The relationship between Internet addiction and bulimia in a sample of Chinese college students: depression as partial mediator between Internet addiction and bulimia. Eat Weight Disord. 2013;18(3):233-43.
  • 35. Tsai HF, Cheng SH, Yeh TL, et al. The risk factors of Internet addiction a survey of university freshmen. Psychiatry research. 2009;167(3):294-9.

TIP ÖĞRENCİLERİNDE RİSKLİ İNTERNET KULLANICILIĞI VE SAĞLIKLI YAŞAM BİÇİMİ DAVRANIŞLARININ DEĞERLENDİRİLMESİ

Year 2017, , 173 - 180, 18.12.2017
https://doi.org/10.24938/kutfd.306663

Abstract

Amaç: Çalışmamızda tıp fakültesi öğrencilerindeki
riskli internet kullanıcılığı ile sağlıklı yaşam biçimi davranışları arasındaki
ilişkiyi saptamak amaçlandı.

Gereç ve Yöntem: 1-30 Mart 2017 tarihinde Kütahya Dumlupınar Üniversitesi Tıp
fakültesinde yapılan kesitsel tipte olan çalışmaya 319 öğrenci katıldı. Veri
toplama aracı olarak sosyodemografik bilgiler formu, İnternet Bağımlılığı
Ölçeği (İBÖ) ve Sağlıklı Yaşam Biçimi Davranışları
Ölçeği (SYBDÖ)
kullanıldı. İBÖ’den 50 ve üzeri puan alanlar “Riskli
İnternet Kullanıcısı” (RİK) olarak tanımlandı. Tanımlayıcı veriler ve yüzdeler
Ki Kare, ortalama değişkenler t testi ile değerlendirildi.

Bulgular: Öğrencilerin
%42.3’ü (n=135) erkek ve yaş ortalaması 20.8±2.1 (yaş aralığı 18-27) idi. RİK
prevalansı %24.7 olarak bulunurken, bu oranın erkeklerde (p=0.000) ve öğrenim
gördükleri bölümden memnun olmayanlarda (p=0.045) daha yüksek olduğu saptandı.
RİK sıklığının anne öğrenim düzeyi arttıkça (p=0.001) ve interneti kullanım
süresi arttıkça yükseldiği (p=0.000) bulundu. RİK prevalansı interneti eğitim
amaçlı kullananlarda daha düşük saptandı (p=0.004). RİK olan öğrencilerin SYBDÖ
puan ortalaması düşük bulundu (p=0.001). RİK olan grubun kişilerarası ilişkiler
(p=0.000), fiziksel aktivite (p=0.009) ve stres yönetimi (p=0.008) gibi ölçeğin
alt gruplarından daha düşük puan aldığı saptandı.







Sonuç: Çalışmamızda,
gençlerde RİK olmanın erkeklerde yüksek olduğu ve farklı sosyodemografik
faktörlerden etkilendiği saptanmıştır. İnternet bağımlısı öğrenci olmaması
sevindirici bir sonuç olmakla birlikte, RİK ve sağlıklı yaşam biçimi
davranışları konusunda rehberlik hizmetlerinin yararlı olacağını ümit
etmekteyiz.

References

  • 1. Worldomaters. Erişim tarihi: 10 Nisan 2017: http://www.worldometers.info/
  • 2. Internet live stats. Erişim tarihi: 10 Nisan 2017: http://www.internetlivestats.com/internet-users-by-country/
  • 3. TUİK Hanehalkı Bilişim Teknolojileri Kullanım Araştırması, 2016. Erişim tarihi 01 Nisan 2017: http://www.tuik.gov.tr/PreHaberBultenleri.do?id=21779
  • 4. Balta ÖÇ, Horzum MB. İnternet Bağımlılığı Testi. Ankara Üniversitesi Eğitim Bilimleri Fakültesi Dergisi. 2008;41:187-205.
  • 5. Young KS. Internet addiction: The emergence of a new clinical disorder. Cyberpsychology & behavior. 1998;1(3):237-44.
  • 6. Christakis DA. Internet addiction: a 21 st century epidemic? BMC med. 2010;8(1):61.
  • 7. Kim Y, Park JY, Kim SB, Jung I-K, Lim YS, Kim J-H. The effects of Internet addiction on the lifestyle and dietary behavior of Korean adolescents. Nutr Res Pract. 2010;4(1):51-7.
  • 8. Kim K, Ryu E, Chon M-Y, et al. Internet addiction in Korean adolescents and its relation to depression and suicidal ideation: a questionnaire survey. Int J of Nurs Stud. 2006;43(2):185-92.
  • 9. Kawabe K, Horiuchi F, Ochi M, Oka Y, Ueno Si. Internet addiction: Prevalence and relation with mental states in adolescents. Psychiatry Clin Neurosci. 2016;70(9):405-12.
  • 10. Canan F, Ataoglu A, Ozcetin A, Icmeli C. The association between Internet addiction and dissociation among Turkish college students. Compr Psychiatry. 2012;53(5):422-6.
  • 11. Kır I, Sulak Ş. Eğitim Fakültesi Öğrencilerinin İnternet Bağımlılık Düzeylerinin İncelenmesi. Electronic Journal of Social Sciences. 2014;13(51).
  • 12. Akdağ M, Şahan-Yılmaz B, Özhan U, İsmail Ş. Üniversite öğrencilerinin internet bağımlılıklarının çeşitli değişkenler açısından incelenmesi (İnönü Üniversitesi örneği). İnönü Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi. 2014;15(1).
  • 13. Aslan E, Yazıcı A. Üniversite Öğrencilerinde İnternet Bağımlılığı ve İlişkili Sosyodemografik Faktörler. Klinik Psikiyatri Dergisi. 2016;19(3).
  • 14. Ergin A, Uzun SU, Bozkurt Aİ. Tıp fakültesi öğrencilerinde internet bağımlılığı sıklığı ve etkileyen etmenler. Pamukkale Tıp Dergisi. 2013;6(3):134-42.
  • 15. Net Addiction. Erişim tarihi: 01 Mart 2017: http://netaddiction.com/internet-addiction-test/
  • 16. Walker S, Hill-Polerecky D. Psychometric evaluation of the health-promoting lifestyle profile II. Unpublished manuscript, University of Nebraska Medical Center. 1996:120-26.
  • 17. Bahar Z, Beşer A, Gördes N, Ersin F, Kıssal A. Sağlıklı yaşam biçimi davranışları ölçeği II’nin geçerlik ve güvenirlik çalışması. Cumhuriyet Üniversitesi Hemşirelik Yüksekokulu Dergisi. 2008;12(1):1-13.
  • 18. J Kuss D, D Griffiths M, Karila L, Billieux J. Internet addiction: a systematic review of epidemiological research for the last decade. Curr Pharm Des. 2014;20(25):4026-52.
  • 19. Kawa MH, Shafi H. Evaluation of internet addiction and psychological distress among university students. International Journal of Modern Social Sciences. 2015;4(1):29-41.
  • 20. Haque M, Rahman NAA, Majumder MAA, et al. Internet use and addiction among medical students of Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, Malaysia. Psychol Res Behav Manag. 2016;9:297.
  • 21. Salehi M, Khalili MN, Hojjat SK, Salehi M, Danesh A. Prevalence of internet addiction and associated factors among medical students from Mashhad, Iran in 2013. Iran Red Crescent Med J. 2014;16(5).
  • 22. Mazhari S. The prevalence of problematic internet use and the related factors in medical students, Kerman, Iran. Addiction & health. 2012;4(3-4):87.
  • 23. Orsal O, Orsal O, Unsal A, Ozalp SS. Evaluation of internet addiction and depression among university students. Procedia-Social and Behavioral Sciences. 2013;82:445-54.
  • 24. Ghamari F, Mohammadbeigi A, Mohammadsalehi N, Hashiani AA. Internet addiction and modeling its risk factors in medical students, Iran. Indian J Psychol Med. 2011;33(2):158.
  • 25. Kubey RW, Lavin MJ, Barrows JR. Internet use and collegiate academic performance decrements: Early findings. Journal of communication. 2001;51(2):366-82.
  • 26. Tang J, Yu Y, Du Y, Ma Y, Zhang D, Wang J. Prevalence of internet addiction and its association with stressful life events and psychological symptoms among adolescent internet users. Addict Behav. 2014;39(3):744-7.
  • 27. Derbyshire KL, Lust KA, Schreiber LR, et al. Problematic Internet use and associated risks in a college sample. Compreher Psychiatry. 2013;54(5):415-22.
  • 28. Fatehi F, Monajemi A, Sadeghi A, Mojtahedzadeh R, Mirzazadeh A. Quality of Life in Medical Students With Internet Addiction. Acta Med Iran. 2016;54(10).
  • 29. Flisher C. Getting plugged in: an overview of internet addiction. J Paediatr Child Health.. 2010;46(10):557-9.
  • 30. Kraut R, Patterson M, Lundmark V, Kiesler S, Mukophadhyay T, Scherlis W. Internet paradox: A social technology that reduces social involvement and psychological well-being? American psychologist. 1998;53(9):1017.
  • 31. Yang SC, Tung C-J. Comparison of Internet addicts and non-addicts in Taiwanese high school. Computers in Human Behavior. 2007;23(1):79-96.
  • 32. Lu X, Yeo KJ. Pathological Internet use among Malaysia university students: risk factors and the role of cognitive distortion. Computers in Human Behavior. 2015;45:235-42.
  • 33. Lam LT, Peng Z-w, Mai J-c, Jing J. Factors associated with Internet addiction among adolescents. CyberPsychology & Behavior. 2009;12(5):551-5.
  • 34. Tao Z. The relationship between Internet addiction and bulimia in a sample of Chinese college students: depression as partial mediator between Internet addiction and bulimia. Eat Weight Disord. 2013;18(3):233-43.
  • 35. Tsai HF, Cheng SH, Yeh TL, et al. The risk factors of Internet addiction a survey of university freshmen. Psychiatry research. 2009;167(3):294-9.
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Subjects Health Care Administration
Journal Section Articles
Authors

İnci Arıkan

Ömer Faruk Tekin

Publication Date December 18, 2017
Submission Date July 17, 2017
Published in Issue Year 2017

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APA Arıkan, İ., & Tekin, Ö. F. (2017). Evaluation of Risky Internet Usage and Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors in Medical Students. The Journal of Kırıkkale University Faculty of Medicine, 19(3), 173-180. https://doi.org/10.24938/kutfd.306663
AMA Arıkan İ, Tekin ÖF. Evaluation of Risky Internet Usage and Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors in Medical Students. Kırıkkale Üni Tıp Derg. December 2017;19(3):173-180. doi:10.24938/kutfd.306663
Chicago Arıkan, İnci, and Ömer Faruk Tekin. “Evaluation of Risky Internet Usage and Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors in Medical Students”. The Journal of Kırıkkale University Faculty of Medicine 19, no. 3 (December 2017): 173-80. https://doi.org/10.24938/kutfd.306663.
EndNote Arıkan İ, Tekin ÖF (December 1, 2017) Evaluation of Risky Internet Usage and Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors in Medical Students. The Journal of Kırıkkale University Faculty of Medicine 19 3 173–180.
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ISNAD Arıkan, İnci - Tekin, Ömer Faruk. “Evaluation of Risky Internet Usage and Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors in Medical Students”. The Journal of Kırıkkale University Faculty of Medicine 19/3 (December 2017), 173-180. https://doi.org/10.24938/kutfd.306663.
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MLA Arıkan, İnci and Ömer Faruk Tekin. “Evaluation of Risky Internet Usage and Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors in Medical Students”. The Journal of Kırıkkale University Faculty of Medicine, vol. 19, no. 3, 2017, pp. 173-80, doi:10.24938/kutfd.306663.
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