Ortaokul Öğrencilerinin İnternet Bağımlılığı Düzeyleri ve Etkileyen Faktörler

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Öz: Ortaokul öğrencilerinin internet bağımlılığı düzeyleri ve etkileyen faktörleri belirlemek amacıyla tanımlayıcı olarak yapılmıştır. Araştırma için gerekli olan veriler 16 Aralık 2022- 10 Mart 2023 tarihleri arasında online olarak toplanmıştır. Araştırmanın çalışma grubunu ortaokul öğrencileri oluşturmuştur. Araştırma verilerin toplanılmasında; gönüllü olarak katılan, ebeveynlerinden yazılı onamı alınmış olasılıksız örnekleme yöntemlerinden kolayda örnekleme yöntemi ile seçilen 210 ortaokul öğrencilerinden online survey yöntemi ile sosyo-demografik veri toplama formu ve İnternet Bağımlılık Ölçeği (İBÖ) kullanılmıştır. Araştırmada elde edilen verilerin istatistiksel analiz sürecinde SPSS 26.0 veri analiz programı kullanılmış olup verilerin analizinde bağımsız örneklem t testi ve ANOVA analizi kullanılmıştır. Katılım sağlayan ortaokul öğrencilerinin %52,2’si erkek, %47,8’si kız olup cinsiyetlerine göre internet bağımlılığı ölçeği alt boyutları (yoksunluk, kontrol güçlüğü, işlevsellikte bozulma ve sosyal izolasyon) puanlarında anlamlı farklılık olmadığı (p>,05) yaş ve sınıf düzeylerine göre ise alt boyutlarında biri olan kontrol güçlüğü puanını dışındaki diğer alt boyutlar arasında anlamlı bir farklılık olduğu (p<,05) saptanmıştır. Cinsiyetin internet bağımlılığı üzerinde etkisi olmadığı fakat yaş ve sınıf durumu gibi faktörlerin internet bağımlılığı üzerinde etkisi olduğu sonucuna varılmıştır. Ortaokulda döneminde olan öğrencilere internetin daha verimli, sağlıklı kullanılmasına ilişkin eğitimler düzenlenmeli ve internet bağımlılığı düzeyleri ile etkileyen faktörlere yönelik araştırmalar yapılması önerilmektedir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Ortaokul öğrencileri
• internet
• bağımlılık
• etkileyen faktörler

Internet Addiction Levels of Middle School Students and Affecting Factors

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Abstract: The purpose of this descriptive study was to investigate the levels of internet addiction among middle school students and the contributing factors. The data required for the research were collected online between 16 December 2022-10 March 2023. The study group of the research consisted of middle school students. Online survey method, socio-demographic data collection form and Internet Addiction Scale (IAD) were used from 210 middle school students who voluntarily participated in the collection of research data and were selected by convenience sampling method, one of the improbable sampling methods, with written consent from their parents. SPSS 26.0 data analysis program was used in the statistical analysis of the data obtained in the study, and independent sample t-test and ANOVA analysis were used in the analysis of the data. 52.2% of the participating middle school students are boys and 47.8% are girls. It was determined that there was no significant difference (p>.05) in the scores of the sub-dimensions (deprivation, difficulty in control, impaired functioning and social isolation) of the internet addiction scale according to their gender, and there was a significant difference (p<.05) between the sub-dimensions according to age and grade levels, except for the control difficulty score, which is one of the sub-dimensions. It was determined that gender had no effect on internet addiction, however criteria such as age and social status did. It is proposed that middle school students receive training on the effective and healthy use of the internet, and that research be performed on the prevalence of internet addiction and its contributing causes

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Middle school students
• internet
• addiction
• affecting factors

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