Examination of Internet Addiction Levels during The Covid-19 Pandemic Period

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ID22222187
AuthorsAliye Menevşe (0000-0002-2429-3974, corresponding author)
Year2023
Volume64
Issue64
Pages2740-2748
Publication date2023-01-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJOURNAL OF SOCIAL HUMANITIES AND ADMINISTRATIVE SCIENCES (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2630-6417
PublisherASOS Yayinevi (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.29228/joshas.69684
OpenAlexW4381296784
LanguageEN
References cited6

In this research, it is aimed to examine the internet addiction levels of students and graduates studying in the Department of Physical Education and Sports before and during the Covid-19 pandemic."Internet Addiction Scale" prepared by Young was applied to 2000 people before and during the pandemic.In the evaluation of statistical data, SPSS 24 was used and average, total score and percentages were taken into account in internet usage levels.Pre-pandemic of graduates; While 218 (49.5%) were identified as "average users", 154 (35.0%) "risk users" and 68 (15.5%) as dependent internet users, during the Covid-19 pandemic period; 7 (1.4%) were determined as "average users", 240 (48.0%) "risk users" and 253 (50.6%) dependent internet users.Before the pandemic, 182 (32.5%) of the students were "average users", 206 (36.8%) "risk users" and 172 (30.7%) as dependent internet users.During the pandemic period, 7 (1.4%)"average users", 273 (54.6%) "risk users" and 220 (44.0%) dependent internet users.Before the pandemic of all participants; While the average number of users is 400, the number of risky users is 360 and the number of dependent users is 240, during the Covid-19 pandemic period; The average number of users increased to 14, the number of risky users to 513 and the number of dependent users to 473.Although the internet usage of the participants outside the course hours they took in distance education was questioned during the pandemic period, all participants, graduates and students were at risk and addicted during the pandemic period

2019-20 coronavirus outbreak · Addiction · Art · Outbreak · Pandemic · Psychiatry · The Internet · World Wide Web · Child Development and Digital Technology · Computer Science · Digital Mental Health Interventions · Impact of Technology on Adolescents · Medicine · Psychology · Internal Medicine · Virology

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