Meslek Yüksekokulu Öğrencilerinin İnternet Bağımlılıkları ile Çeşitli Memnuniyet Durumları Üzerine Tanımlayıcı Bir Çalışma

Abstract

Bilgi teknolojilerindeki gelişmeler hayatımızın birçok yönünü etkilemiştir. İnternet yaşamlarımızı kolaylaştırırken, internetin aşırı kullanımı bazı olumsuz sorunları da beraberinde getirmektedir. İnternetin aşırı kullanımı özellikle gençlerin ve üniversite öğrencilerinin hayatlarının diğer alanlarını ihmal etmelerine, okulda ve işte başarısız olmalarına, yalnız kalmalarına ve yalnızlığın bir sonucu olarak yaşamdan duyulan memnuniyetsizliklerinin artmasına neden olmaktadır. Bu nedenden ötürü internet bağımlılığı, özellikle genç nesillere vereceği zararlar nedeniyle üzerinde araştırma yapılması gereken bir sorundur. Bu çalışmanın amacı, öğrencilerin internet bağımlılık düzeylerini çeşitli memnuniyet durumlarına göre karşılaştırmak ve öğrencilerin internet bağımlılıkları ile yaşam doyumları arasındaki ilişkiyi incelemektir. Çalışmanın katılımcılarını bir meslek yüksekokulunda öğrenim gören 404 öğrenci oluşturmaktadır. Veri toplama aracı olarak "İnternet Bağımlılığı Testi" ile “Yaşam Memnuniyeti Ölçeği” kullanılmıştır. Veri analizi için tanımlayıcı istatistikler (ortalama, yüzde) ve çıkarımsal istatistikler (bağımsız örneklem t testi, korelasyon ve regresyon) kullanılmıştır. Sonuçlar, öğrencilerin internet bağımlılık puanlarının okullarından,  aile ilişkilerinden ve sosyal yaşamlarından memnun olma veya olmamalarına bağlı olarak anlamlı derecede değiştiğini ortaya koymuştur. Ayrıca internet bağımlılığı ile yaşam doyumu arasında zayıf ancak anlamlı bir ilişki bulunmuştur. 

Keywords

• İnternet bağımlılığı,yaşam doyumu,okul memnuniyeti,meslek yüksekokulu

A Descriptive Study on Vocational College Students' Internet Addiction and Various Satisfaction Conditions

Abstract

The recent developments in information technologies have influenced many aspects of our lives. While internet has facilitated our lives in various areas, it has concurrently raised some unfavorable issues like excessive use and preoccupation. Especially youngsters and university students are vulnerable to adverse effects of excessive internet use. Excessive use of the Internet causes them to neglect other areas of their lives, to fail in school and work, and to increase their dissatisfaction with life as a result of isolation and loneliness. For this reason, internet addiction is a problem that deserves further analysis, especially because of the damage to the younger generations. The purpose of this study is to compare internet addiction levels of students based on their satisfaction status and to analyze the relationship between students’ internet addiction and life satisfaction. The participants comprised 404 post-secondary students enrolling at a vocational college. "Internet Addiction Test" and “the Life Satisfaction Scale” were used as data collection tools. Descriptive (mean, percentage) and inferential statistics (independent samples t test, correlation and regression) were utilized for data analysis. The results showed that internet addiction scores of the students who were satisfied or not satisfied with their schools; family relations and social life have changed significantly. In addition, a weak but significant relationship was found between internet addiction and life satisfaction.

Keywords

• Internet addiction,social life,school satisfaction,vocational college

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