A Study on the Effects of Loneliness, Depression and Perceived Social Support on Problematic Internet Use among University Students
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12320397 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Murat Özşaker (Celal Bayar University, School of Physical Education and Sport , Manisa, Turkey, corresponding author), Gonca Karayağız Muslu (0000-0001-7066-6826, Muğla University), Gonca Karayagiz Muslu (Mugla University Fethiye School of Health , Mugla, Turkey), Ayşe Kahraman (0000-0001-7142-6592, Ege University Faculty of Nursing , Izmir, Turkey), Dilek Beytut (0000-0002-2921-9810, Izmir University School of Health , Izmir, Turkey), Figen Yardımcı (0000-0002-1550-985X, Ege University), Figen YARDIMCI (Ege University Faculty of Nursing , Izmir, Turkey), Zümrüt Başbakkal (0000-0002-7937-7518, Ege University Faculty of Nursing , Izmir, Turkey) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 533-542 |
| Publication date | 2015-02-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Anthropologist (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0972-0073 • E-ISSN: 2456-6802 |
| Publisher | Kamla Raj Enterprises (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09720073.2015.11891688 |
| OpenAlex | W2740993104 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 22 |
The present study investigated the effects of loneliness, depression and perceived social support on problematic Internet use among university students. The participants were 459 students at two universities in Turkey. The study data were collected with a Questionnaire Form, Problematic Internet Use Scale (PIUS), University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) Loneliness Scale (Version 3), Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS) and Beck Depression Inventory (BDI). The Mann-Whitney U Test and Kruskal-Wallis one-way analysis of variance were conducted to examine the differences; and correlation and regression analyses were used to examine the relationships between variables. There was a positive significant correlation between the PIUS and MSPSS and the UCLA Loneliness Scale and a negative significant correlation between the PIUS and Beck Depression Scale (BDS). The female students had higher total PIUS scores. The results also illustrated that there was a statistically significant difference in total PIUS scores according to having a social network account
Anxiety · Beck Depression Inventory · Depression (economics · Loneliness · Psychiatry · Scale (ratio · Social support · Test (biology · UCLA Loneliness Scale · Child Development and Digital Technology · Clinical Psychology · Impact of Technology on Adolescents · Psychology · Social Media and Politics · Social Psychology
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| Citations per year | 0.5 |
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| Citation span | 2018 - 2025 (8) |
| Highly cited | No |