Üniversite Öğrencilerinin İnternet Bağımlılığı Bilinçli Farkındalık ve Can Sıkıntısı Düzeylerinin İncelenmesi
Investigation of Internet Addiction Conscious Awareness and Boredom Levels of University Students

Author(s): Rabia Zafer, Önder Baltacı
Subject(s): Sociology, Higher Education , Social Informatics, ICT Information and Communications Technologies
Published by: Özgür Yayın Dağıtım Ltd. Şti.
Keywords: education; internet; addiction; higher education; internet addiction;
Summary/Abstract: It is observed that internet addiction, which causes deterioration in the personal, social and academic areas of the individual, is more common in the young population who are curious about developing technology and have a higher tendency to use technology. Therefore, our research was conducted with 498 university students studying at various faculties of Kirsehir Ahi Evran University (351=female, 147=male). The purpose of this research; The aim of this study is to determine the relationship between internet addiction, mindfulness and boredom, and the predictive role of mindfulness and boredom on internet addiction. As a result of the research, it was found that internet addiction has a negative and low-level significant relationship with mindfulness; It was found that there is a positive low level significant relationship with boredom. As a result of the regression analysis, it was determined that mindfulness and boredom predicted internet addiction by 9%. Internet use is thought to be a negative coping strategy with leisure boredom. It can be said that the risk of internet addiction will decrease when we use mindfulness practices in order to develop positive coping strategies with boredom.

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