Research Article

The Role to Predict the Internet Addiction of Emotion Regulation in Adolescents

Volume: 7 Number: 1 April 15, 2017
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The Role to Predict the Internet Addiction of Emotion Regulation in Adolescents

Abstract

The aim of this research is to examine the predictive power of internet addiction of emotion regulation in adolescents. The study group is formed from 426 adolescents, ages between 13 and 19, 197 female and 229 male, enrolled at the different high schools in 2014-2015 spring semester in Ağrı. In the research, the Internet Dependency Scale and the Emotion Regulation Scale for Ergens were used to collect data. Pearson Moments Multiplication Correlation Analysis, Simple Linear Regression and Hierarchical Regression Analysis were examined to clarify whether  emotional regulation predicts the internet adiction of adolescents. According to results of data, that was found that 34% of Internet addiction in adolescents was explained by internet addiction, external functional emotion regulation, external non-functional emotion regulation and internal non-functional emotion regulation were related to internet dependencypositively and the internal functional emotion regulation was related to internet dependency negatively. According to results, the findings were discussed in the context of the findings, and researcher and practitioner suggestions were presented.

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Details

Primary Language

English

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Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

April 15, 2017

Submission Date

November 6, 2016

Acceptance Date

March 19, 2017

Published in Issue

Year 2017 Volume: 7 Number: 1

APA
Ercengiz, M., & Şar, A. H. (2017). The Role to Predict the Internet Addiction of Emotion Regulation in Adolescents. Sakarya University Journal of Education, 7(1), 183-194. https://doi.org/10.19126/suje.307236
AMA
1.Ercengiz M, Şar AH. The Role to Predict the Internet Addiction of Emotion Regulation in Adolescents. SUJE. 2017;7(1):183-194. doi:10.19126/suje.307236
Chicago
Ercengiz, Mustafa, and Ali Haydar Şar. 2017. “The Role to Predict the Internet Addiction of Emotion Regulation in Adolescents”. Sakarya University Journal of Education 7 (1): 183-94. https://doi.org/10.19126/suje.307236.
EndNote
Ercengiz M, Şar AH (April 1, 2017) The Role to Predict the Internet Addiction of Emotion Regulation in Adolescents. Sakarya University Journal of Education 7 1 183–194.
IEEE
[1]M. Ercengiz and A. H. Şar, “The Role to Predict the Internet Addiction of Emotion Regulation in Adolescents”, SUJE, vol. 7, no. 1, pp. 183–194, Apr. 2017, doi: 10.19126/suje.307236.
ISNAD
Ercengiz, Mustafa - Şar, Ali Haydar. “The Role to Predict the Internet Addiction of Emotion Regulation in Adolescents”. Sakarya University Journal of Education 7/1 (April 1, 2017): 183-194. https://doi.org/10.19126/suje.307236.
JAMA
1.Ercengiz M, Şar AH. The Role to Predict the Internet Addiction of Emotion Regulation in Adolescents. SUJE. 2017;7:183–194.
MLA
Ercengiz, Mustafa, and Ali Haydar Şar. “The Role to Predict the Internet Addiction of Emotion Regulation in Adolescents”. Sakarya University Journal of Education, vol. 7, no. 1, Apr. 2017, pp. 183-94, doi:10.19126/suje.307236.
Vancouver
1.Mustafa Ercengiz, Ali Haydar Şar. The Role to Predict the Internet Addiction of Emotion Regulation in Adolescents. SUJE. 2017 Apr. 1;7(1):183-94. doi:10.19126/suje.307236

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