Internet addiction in high school and university students: an evaluation in terms of various psychological, social and personal variables

Odaci H., Degerli F. I., Cikrikci N.

JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGISTS AND COUNSELLORS IN SCHOOLS, cilt.31, sa.1, ss.3-14, 2021 (SSCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 31 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2021
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1017/jgc.2019.29
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGISTS AND COUNSELLORS IN SCHOOLS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, EBSCO Education Source, Psycinfo
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.3-14
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: internet addiction, interpersonal relationships, automatic thoughts, problem-solving skills, students, AUTOMATIC THOUGHTS, COLLEGE-STUDENTS, DEPRESSION, PREDICTORS, SYMPTOMS, ADOLESCENTS, RELIABILITY, LONELINESS, VALIDITY, ONLINE
  • Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The purpose of this research was to examine internet addiction among high school and university students in terms of interpersonal relationships, automatic thoughts and problem-solving skills. The sample of the study comprised a total of 480 participants: 195 (40.6%) high school and 285 (59.4%) university students. Females constituted 53.3% (256) of the participants and males 46.7% (224). In addition to a Personal Information Form, the Interpersonal Relationship Styles Scale, Automatic Thoughts Scale, Problem Solving Inventory and Internet Addiction Scale, for which validity, reliability and adaptation studies were performed, were used for data collection. A significant difference was determined between the groups with no or limited symptoms of internet addiction in terms of inhibitory interpersonal relationship styles, automatic thoughts and problem-solving skills. Inhibitory interpersonal relationships, automatic thoughts and problem-solving skills were identified as predictive of internet addiction.