Adölesanlarda nomofobinin belirleyicileri ve yalnızlıkla ilişkisi: Kesitsel bir çalışma

Yıl 2025, Cilt: 6 Sayı: 2, 123 - 130, 31.08.2025

Fatma Dinç , Aylin Kurt , Sema Nur Atay , Ümit Erboğa , Kadirhan Kılıç

https://doi.org/10.61534/anatoljhr.1682609

Öz

Amaç: Bu çalışma, adolesanlarda nomofobinin belirleyicilerini ve yalnızlık ile ilişkisini incelemek amacıyla gerçekleştirilmiştir.
Yöntem: Kesitsel tipteki bu çalışma, 10 Şubat – 14 Nisan 2025 tarihleri arasında Türkiye’nin Batı Karadeniz Bölgesi’ndeki bir ilin dört farklı lisesinde öğrenim gören 506 ergen ile gerçekleştirilmiştir.
Bulgular: Çalışmaya katılan adölesanların yaşları 14 ile 17 arasında değişmektedir. Dokuz-On Sekiz Yaş İçin Nomofobi Ölçeği ortalama puan (SS) 70.20 (23.01), UCLA Yalnızlık Ölçeği’nden alınan ortalama puan (SS) ise 14.91 (3.98) olarak bulunmuştur. Yalnızlık ile toplam nomofobi puanı arasında anlamlı ve pozitif yönde bir korelasyon saptanmıştır (r=0.264, p=0.000). Çoklu doğrusal regresyon analizi sonuçlarına göre; daha genç yaşta olmak, kadın cinsiyet, telefon kullanım süresinin uzun olması, gerçek hayatta olduğundan daha fazla sosyal medya arkadaşına sahip olmak, sabah uyanır uyanmaz telefonu kontrol etme alışkanlığı ve yüksek yalnızlık hissi, nomofobi düzeyinin artmasına anlamlı düzeyde katkı sağlayan faktörler olarak belirlenmiştir (F = 17.473, p=0.000, R² = 0.246).
Sonuçlar: Bu çalışma, adölesanlarda nomofobi düzeyinin yalnızlık ile birlikte bireysel (yaş, cinsiyet, telefon kullanımı) ve sosyal etkenler (sosyal medya arkadaş sayısı, sosyal alışkanlıklar) ile anlamlı şekilde ilişkili olduğunu göstererek, dijital bağımlılıkla mücadelede bu boyutların birlikte ele alınmasının önemini vurgulamaktadır. Adölesanların dijital cihazlarla olan ilişkisini yeniden yapılandırmak için, sosyal farkındalık kampanyaları ve eğitim programlarında, telefon kullanım alışkanlıkları ve yalnızlık gibi değiştirilebilir faktörlerin nomofobi gelişiminde belirleyici rol oynadığına dikkat çekilmelidir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

adölesan , akıllı telefon , gençlik , yalnızlık

Determinants of nomophobia and its relationship with loneliness in adolescents: A cross-sectional study

Öz

Aim: This study was conducted to examine the determinants of nomophobia and its relationship with loneliness among adolescents.
Method: This cross-sectional study was conducted with 506 adolescents in four high schools in a province in the Western Black Sea Region of Türkiye between February 10 and April 14, 2025.
Results: The ages of the adolescents who participated in the study ranged from 14 to 17 years. The mean score (SD) on the Nomophobia Scale for the Nine-to-Eighteen Age Group was 70.20 (23.01) and the mean score (SD) on the UCLA Loneliness Scale was 14.91 (3.98). A significant positive correlation was found between loneliness and the total nomophobia score (r=0.264, p=0.000). According to the results of the multiple linear regression analysis, younger age, female gender, longer duration of phone use, having more friends on social media than in real life, the habit of checking the phone first thing in the morning, and a high sense of loneliness were identified as significant factors contributing to increased levels of nomophobia (F=17.473, p=0.000, R²=0.246).
Conclusion: This study shows that the level of nomophobia in adolescents is significantly related to loneliness as well as individual (age, gender, phone usage) and social factors (number of social media friends, social habits), emphasizing the importance of addressing these dimensions together in the fight against digital addiction. To redefine adolescents' relationship with digital devices, social awareness campaigns and educational programs should highlight the decisive role that modifiable factors such as phone usage habits and loneliness play in the development of nomophobia.

Anahtar Kelimeler

adolescents , loneliness , smartphone , youth

Etik Beyan

Ethics committee approval was obtained from the Social and Human Sciences Ethics Committee of Bartin University (Board Decision No: 2024-SBB-0990/15) on December 11, 2024.

Destekleyen Kurum

This research received no specific grant from any funding agency in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors.

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