Investigation of relationship between problematic internet use and psychological symptoms of university students<p>Üniversite öğrencilerinde problemli internet kullanımı ile psikolojik belirtiler arasındaki ilişkinin incelenmesi
Journal Title: Journal of Human Sciences - Year 2015, Vol 12, Issue 2
Abstract
In this study, investigation of the relationships between problematic internet use and psychological symptoms of university students were aimed. Besides, the effects of gender and level of class were investigated. The sample of research was consisted of 518 female and 335 male, totally 853 college students. Data was collected by Problematic Internet Use Scale and Brief Symtom Inventory. Data was analyzed by using SPSS 20 programme with parametric techniques as, Spearman Brown correlation, Kruskal Wallis H and Mann Whitney U. According to results, there were statistically significant positive relationships between problematic internet use and psychological symptoms of college students. It was found that gender was effective on problematic internet use and psychological symptoms of college students. Besides, problematic internet use and psychological symptoms increased with grade level and university. ÖzetBu araştırmanın amacı üniversite öğrencilerinde problemli internet kullanımı ile psikolojik belirtiler arasındaki ilişkiyi incelemektir. Bu temel amaç kapsamında üniversite öğrencilerinde problemli internet kullanımı ve psikolojik belirtilerin cinsiyet ve sınıf düzeyi değişkenlerine göre farklılaşıp farklılaşmadığı da incelenmiştir. Araştırmanın örneklemi 518’i kadın, 335’i erkek olmak üzere toplam 853 üniversite öğrencisinden oluşmaktadır. Araştırmada ölçme aracı olarak Problemli İnternet Kullanımı Ölçeği (PİKÖ), Kısa Semptom Envanteri (KSE) kullanılmıştır. Veriler SPSS 20. istatistik paket programı kullanılarak analiz edilmiştir. Analizlerde Spearman Brown Sıra Farkları Korelasyonu, Kruskal Wallis H ve Mann Whitney U testi analiz teknikleri kullanılmıştır. Araştırma sonucuna göre üniversite öğrencilerinin problemli internet kullanımı ile psikolojik belirtiler arasında istatistiksel olarak anlamlı düzeyde pozitif yönde ilişkiler olduğu saptanmıştır. Ayrıca cinsiyet ve sınıf düzeyinin problemli internet kullanımı ve psikolojik belirtiler üzerinde etkili faktörler olduğu saptanmıştır.
Authors and Affiliations
Fatma Ebru İkiz, Mustafa Savcı, Esra Asıcı, Canan Yörük
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