Lise öğrencileri arasında problemli internet kullanım alışkanlığı ve ilişkili faktörler

Abstract

Objective: In this study we studied the problematic internet usage among high school students and the relevant factors. Methods: This cross sectional study was done in March 2010. A questionnaire was filled by 435 students from 6 different classes. A personal information form and a problematic internet usage scale were developed by the authors were used. Number, percentage, average and t-test for the independent groups were used for the statistical analyses. Results: 53.8% of the students is male and 46.2% of them is female. 74.4% reported that they had a computer at home, 63.9% reported that they had used the internet for more than 2 years. 42.6% complained about redness in their eyes and 28.3% complained about aches in the neck muscles. According to the problematic internet usage scale total point for boys is 131.16±25.0 and for girls it is 137.74±21.6 (p=0.012). Conclusion: According to this study a statistically important relationship between gender and problematic internet use has been shown. Female students, students who are smoking and students who have sleeping problems, reported problematic internet use more than the others. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. This is an open access article which can be used if cited properly Students' Habit of Problematic Internet Usage Turk J Public Health 2015;13(3) 185 Lise öğrencileri arasında problemli internet kullanım alışkanlığı ve ilişkili faktörler Özet Amaç: Bu çalışmada öğrencilerin problemli internet kullanımı ve etkileyen faktörlerin belirlenmesi amaçlanmıştır. Yöntem: Kesitsel nitelikte olan bu çalışma Mart 2010 tarihinde yapılmıştır. Altı farklı sınıftan 435 öğrenciye anket uygulanmıştır. Araştırmacılar tarafından geliştirilen kişisel bilgi formu ve problemli internet kullanım ölçeği kullanılmıştır. Elde edilen veriler bilgisayar ortamında analiz edilmiştir. İstatistiksel analiz için sayı, yüzde, ortalama ve bağımsız gruplarda t-testi kullanılmıştır. Bulgular: Öğrencilerin %53.8'i erkek, %46.2'si kadındır. %74.4'ü evlerinde bilgisayar olduğunu, %63.9'u 2 yıldan daha fazla süredir internet kullandığını ifade etmişlerdir. %42.6'sı gözlerde yanma, %28.3'ü boyun kaslarında ağrı yakınması olduğunu belirtmişlerdir. Problemli İnternet Kullanım Ölçeğine göre toplam kullanım puanı erkeklerde 131.16±25.0, kadınlarda 137.74±21.6 (p=0.012)'dir. Sonuç: Bu çalışma sonucuna göre cinsiyet ile problemli internet kullanımı arasında istatistiksel olarak önemli bir ilişki saptanmıştır. Kız öğrencilerde, sigara içenlerde ve uyku problemi olanlarda problemli internet kullanıcılığının daha fazladır. Anahtar kelimeler: Problemli internet kullanımı, adölesan, sağlık

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