meujfe Mersin Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi 1306-7850 Mersin University 10.17860/mersinefd.1574005 Psychological Counseling and Guidance (Other) Educational Technology and Computing Rehberlik ve Psikolojik Danışmanlık (Diğer) Eğitim Teknolojisi ve Bilgi İşlem Ergenlerde İnternet Özgeciliğini Artırmaya Yönelik Grup Psikoeğitiminin Geliştirilmesi ve Etkililiğinin İncelenmesi Development and Investigation of the Effectiveness of Group Psychoeducation in Increasing Internet Altruism Among Adolescents https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5373-9712 Bilgiz Akbayır Sümeyye ATATÜRK ÜNİVERSİTESİ https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3594-9166 Peker Adem Atatürk Üniversitesi 12 22 2025 21 3 794 813 10 26 2024 10 18 2025 Copyright © 2005, Mersin University Journal of the Faculty of Education 2005 Mersin University Journal of the Faculty of Education

Bu araştırmanın amacı, internet özgeciliği grup psikoeğitim programının ergenlerin internet özgeciliği düzeyleri üzerindeki etkisini incelemektir. Çalışma, 2022–2023 eğitim-öğretim yılında Anadolu Lisesinde öğrenim gören gönüllü 10. sınıf öğrencileriyle yürütülmüştür. Araştırma, 2x3’lük split-plot deseni (deney ve kontrol gruplu × ön test – son test – izleme testi) ile gerçekleştirilmiştir. Veriler, ‘Kişisel Bilgi Formu’ ve ‘İnternet Özgeciliği Ölçeği’ ile toplanmıştır. Araştırmacılar tarafından geliştirilen dokuz oturumluk internet özgeciliği psikoeğitim programı, deney grubundaki 11 öğrenciye dokuz hafta boyunca uygulanmıştır. Her oturum yaklaşık 80–90 dakika sürmüştür. Veriler, iki faktörlü varyans analizi (ANOVA) ile analiz edilmiştir. Analiz sonucunda, grup psikoeğitimi uygulanan deney grubundaki ergenlerin son testteki internet özgeciliği puanlarının, kontrol grubuna kıyasla anlamlı düzeyde yüksek olduğu belirlenmiştir. Ayrıca, programın olumlu etkisinin izleme testinde de sürdüğü belirlenmiştir. Bu sonuçlar, geliştirilen programın ergenlerde internet özgeciliğini artırmada etkili olduğunu ortaya koymaktadır.

This study aims to examine the effect of an internet altruism group psychoeducation program on adolescents' levels of internet altruism. The study was conducted with 10th-grade students who volunteered to participate and were enrolled at Anadolu High School during the 2022–2023 academic year. The study employed a 2x3 split-plot experimental design (experimental and control groups × pretest, posttest, and follow-up test). Data were collected using the ‘Personal Information Form’ and the ‘Internet Altruism Scale’. The nine-session internet altruism psychoeducation program developed by the researchers was applied to 11 students in the experimental group over a period of nine weeks. Each session lasted approximately 80 to 90 minutes. The data were analysed using two-factor analysis of variance (ANOVA). The analysis revealed that the internet altruism scores of adolescents in the experimental group who underwent group psychoeducation were significantly higher than those in the control group in the final test. In addition, the positive effect of the program was found to persist in the follow-up test. These results demonstrate that the program developed is effective in increasing internet self-esteem in adolescents.

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