The relationships between problematic internet use, alexithymia levels and attachment characteristics in a sample of adolescents in a high school, Turkey

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dc.authoridYavuz, Mesut/0000-0002-8957-6510
dc.authoridbolat, nurullah/0000-0002-7646-6339
dc.contributor.authorBolat, Nurullah
dc.contributor.authorYavuz, Mesut
dc.contributor.authorEliacik, Kayi
dc.contributor.authorZorlu, Adil
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-27T20:53:54Z
dc.date.available2025-01-27T20:53:54Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.departmentÇanakkale Onsekiz Mart Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractThe aim of this study is to investigate the relationships between attachment characteristics, alexithymia and problematic internet use (PIU) in adolescents. The study was performed on 444 high school students (66% female and 34% male). Internet Addiction Test (IAT), Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20) and Short Form of the Inventory of Parent and Peer Attachment (s-IPPA) scales were used. The adolescents who scored 50 on IAT were considered as the PIU group and <50 were considered as control group. There was a moderate positive relationship between TAS-20 and IAT scores (r=.441), and a moderate negative relationship between TAS-20 and s-IPPA scores (r=-.392), and a negative weak relationship between IAT and s-IPPA scores (r=-.208). S-IPPA scores were significantly lower in the PIU group compared to the controls (p<.001). TAS-20 scores of the PIU group were significantly higher compared to the controls (p<.05). Logistic regression analysis indicated that s-IPPA scores and TAS-20 significantly predict the PIU development (p<.05). The results indicate that alexithymia increases the risk of PIU and higher attachment quality is a protective factor for both alexithymia and PIU. These results suggest that it is important to focus on the insecure attachment patterns and alexithymic characteristics when studying adolescents with PIU.
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/13548506.2017.1394474
dc.identifier.endpage611
dc.identifier.issn1354-8506
dc.identifier.issn1465-3966
dc.identifier.issue5
dc.identifier.pmid29067840
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85032206806
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ1
dc.identifier.startpage604
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1080/13548506.2017.1394474
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12428/25894
dc.identifier.volume23
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000429035800014
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ2
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMed
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherRoutledge Journals, Taylor & Francis Ltd
dc.relation.ispartofPsychology Health & Medicine
dc.relation.publicationcategoryinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.snmzKA_WoS_20250125
dc.subjectAlexithymia
dc.subjectattachment
dc.subjectproblematic internet use
dc.subjectadolescent
dc.titleThe relationships between problematic internet use, alexithymia levels and attachment characteristics in a sample of adolescents in a high school, Turkey
dc.typeArticle

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