Investigation of High School Students’ Internet Addiction inThe Light of Various Variables

Volume: 12 Number: 3 December 27, 2016
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Investigation of High School Students’ Internet Addiction inThe Light of Various Variables

Abstract

Abstract: The aim of this study was to investigate high school students’ level of internet addiction and to determine internet addiction level according to various variables. The study was designed utilizing a survey model. The participants of the study were 501 high school students randomly selected from different socio-economical districts, i.e., Selcuk district in Izmir and Central district in Edirne within the 2015-2016 academic year. Data were obtained through Internet Addiction Scale. Descriptive statistics utilizing Mann-Whitney and Kruskal-Wallis H tests were used for data analysis. The findings revealed low levels of Internet addiction for high school students along with the potential risk of Internet addiction. Furthermore, the differences between internet addiction level and grade level, mother's education level, smart  phone ownership and mobile internet access were found to be statistically significant.

Keywords: Internet addiction, problematic internet use, mobile internet, adolescents

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Primary Language

Turkish

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Journal Section

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Authors

Göknur Kaplan Akıllı This is me

Publication Date

December 27, 2016

Submission Date

June 27, 2016

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Published in Issue

Year 2016 Volume: 12 Number: 3

DOI

https://doi.org/10.17860/mersinefd.282390

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https://izlik.org/JA87RB25RR

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APA
Gezgin, D. M., & Kaplan Akıllı, G. (2016). Investigation of High School Students’ Internet Addiction inThe Light of Various Variables. Mersin Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi, 12(3), 917-931. https://doi.org/10.17860/mersinefd.282390
AMA
1.Gezgin DM, Kaplan Akıllı G. Investigation of High School Students’ Internet Addiction inThe Light of Various Variables. MEUJFE. 2016;12(3):917-931. doi:10.17860/mersinefd.282390
Chicago
Gezgin, Deniz Mertkan, and Göknur Kaplan Akıllı. 2016. “Investigation of High School Students’ Internet Addiction InThe Light of Various Variables”. Mersin Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi 12 (3): 917-31. https://doi.org/10.17860/mersinefd.282390.
EndNote
Gezgin DM, Kaplan Akıllı G (December 1, 2016) Investigation of High School Students’ Internet Addiction inThe Light of Various Variables. Mersin Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi 12 3 917–931.
IEEE
[1]D. M. Gezgin and G. Kaplan Akıllı, “Investigation of High School Students’ Internet Addiction inThe Light of Various Variables”, MEUJFE, vol. 12, no. 3, pp. 917–931, Dec. 2016, doi: 10.17860/mersinefd.282390.
ISNAD
Gezgin, Deniz Mertkan - Kaplan Akıllı, Göknur. “Investigation of High School Students’ Internet Addiction InThe Light of Various Variables”. Mersin Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi 12/3 (December 1, 2016): 917-931. https://doi.org/10.17860/mersinefd.282390.
JAMA
1.Gezgin DM, Kaplan Akıllı G. Investigation of High School Students’ Internet Addiction inThe Light of Various Variables. MEUJFE. 2016;12:917–931.
MLA
Gezgin, Deniz Mertkan, and Göknur Kaplan Akıllı. “Investigation of High School Students’ Internet Addiction InThe Light of Various Variables”. Mersin Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi, vol. 12, no. 3, Dec. 2016, pp. 917-31, doi:10.17860/mersinefd.282390.
Vancouver
1.Deniz Mertkan Gezgin, Göknur Kaplan Akıllı. Investigation of High School Students’ Internet Addiction inThe Light of Various Variables. MEUJFE. 2016 Dec. 1;12(3):917-31. doi:10.17860/mersinefd.282390

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