Correlates of Internet addiction in Turkish adolescents

KARACA A., DEMİRCİ N., ÇAĞLAR E., KONŞUK ÜNLÜ H.

Children and Youth Services Review, cilt.126, 2021 (SSCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 126
  • Basım Tarihi: 2021
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2021.106050
  • Dergi Adı: Children and Youth Services Review
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, ASSIA, Child Development & Adolescent Studies, CINAHL, EBSCO Education Source, Education Abstracts, Educational research abstracts (ERA), Psycinfo, Public Affairs Index, Social services abstracts, Sociological abstracts
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Internet addiction, Adolescents, Digital games, Smartphone use, Exercise, Sitting time, PHYSICAL-ACTIVITY QUESTIONNAIRE, HONG-KONG PREVALENCE, SOCIAL MEDIA USE, SEDENTARY BEHAVIOR, SCREEN-TIME, GENDER, CHILDREN, RELIABILITY, HEALTH, RISK
  • Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

© 2021 Elsevier LtdThe aim of this study was to examine the relationship of Internet addiction with age, gender, sitting time, duration of smartphone use, playing violent digital games, and exercising. Three hundred and sixty-two adolescents completed questionnaires regarding physical activity and Internet addiction. A multiple linear regression analysis revealed that age (β = −0.159) and over 2 h of smartphone use (β = 0.309) had a linear relationship with Internet addiction (p < 0.05) in Model II (female adolescents). In both Model I (all adolescents) and Model III (male adolescents), smartphone use for over 2 h (β = 0.315 and β = 0.314, respectively) and playing violent digital games (β = 0.178 and β = 0.181 and, respectively) were related linearly with Internet addiction (p < 0.05). In addition, Internet addiction was significantly and positively associated with sitting time in all adolescents (p < 0.05). These findings suggest that the variables of playing violent digital games in male adolescents, age in female adolescents, and the use of smartphones for over 2 h in all adolescents contribute to the occurrence of Internet addiction.