The relationship between problematic internet use, violence trend and some demographic variables among university students

dc.contributor.authorBabacan Gümüş, Aysun
dc.contributor.authorŞıpkın, Sevinç
dc.contributor.authorTuna, Arzu
dc.contributor.authorKeskin, Gülseren
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-27T19:02:28Z
dc.date.available2025-01-27T19:02:28Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.departmentÇanakkale Onsekiz Mart Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractAim: The aim of this study is to investigate relations between problematic internet use, violence trend and some demographic variables in university students. Methods: The study was conducted with students studying at a state university. The sample consisted of 375 university students as 201 female and 174 male. The data were collected using Demographic Information Form, Internet Addiction Scale (IAS) and Violence Proneness Scale (VPS). In the analysis of the data; descriptive statistics student t test, ANOVA, Post hoc Tukey HSD test, pearson correlation analysis and stepwise hierarchical regression analysis were used. Results: The mean age of the students was 21.04±1.65 years (age range 18-28 years). It was found that 82.7% of the students in the study group use internet with the purpose of information, and 78.4% of the students use internet for social and entertainment purposes. According to IAS points; 3.7% of the students are problematic internet use, whereas 30.4% show borderline indications in terms of problematic internet use. According to VPS points; 40% of students have high trend of violence and 2.7% of the students have very high trend of violence. A positive relationship was determined between IAS and VPS mean scores (r=0.346, p<0.01). Duration of internet use, violence trend, internet use for social and entertainment purposes and gender are the variables that predict problematic internet use level. Problematic internet use, friend relationships, duration of mother education, gender and duration of internet use are significant predictors of violence trend. Conclusion: The research findings indicate that a significant portion of university students are at risk of problematic internet use and high violence trend. It is believed that the findings obtained in this research will be beneficial in terms of taking necessary measures for groups at risk and of raising awareness among university students. © GATA.
dc.identifier.doi10.5455/pmb.1-1433229022
dc.identifier.endpage465
dc.identifier.issn1303-734X
dc.identifier.issue6
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-84957076060
dc.identifier.scopusqualityN/A
dc.identifier.startpage458
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.5455/pmb.1-1433229022
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12428/13512
dc.identifier.volume14
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.language.isotr
dc.publisherGulhane Military Medical Academy
dc.relation.ispartofTAF Preventive Medicine Bulletin
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.snmzKA_Scopus_20250125
dc.subjectInternet addiction; Problematic internet use; University students; Violence trend
dc.titleThe relationship between problematic internet use, violence trend and some demographic variables among university students
dc.title.alternativeÜniversite öğrencilerinde problemli internet kullanımı, şiddet eğilimi ve bazı demografik değişkenler arasındaki ilişki
dc.typeArticle

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