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

Yıl 2016, Cilt: 12 Sayı: 3, 917 - 931, 27.12.2016
https://doi.org/10.17860/mersinefd.282390

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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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Göknur Kaplan Akıllı Bu kişi benim

Yayımlanma Tarihi 27 Aralık 2016
Yayımlandığı Sayı Yıl 2016 Cilt: 12 Sayı: 3

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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

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