Purposes of Internet use and problematic Internet use among Turkish high school students

Objectives: In this study, we sought to determine the prevalence of problematic Internet use (PIU) among high school students and identify demographic and socioeconomic factors related to PIU. Methods: Using a cross-sectional design, we conducted this study between November 2017 and January 2018 of 1412 students attending high schools in the Silivri District of Istanbul in Turkey. We administered a questionnaire inquiring about sociodemographic information, Internet use, and Young's Internet Addiction Test to participating students. Results: Among participants, 18.5% (male = 17.2%; females = 19.8%) were found to show PIU. PIU rates were higher among those with a high household income and lower among those who studied in science high schools, performed physical activities at least 2 days a week, and read at least one book a month. PIU rates were also higher among those who had their own bedrooms, phones, smartphones, Internet connections at home, and social networking accounts. Conclusion: The prevalence of PIU among the participants was 18.5%. Female sex, high household income, low physical activity, grade level, school type, reading fewer than one book per month, and Internet use experience were risk factors for PIU. PIU is considered a significant public health concern across the world, including in Turkey.

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Problematic Internet Use in High School Students in Guangdong Province, China

PLoS ONE ◽

10.1371/journal.pone.0019660 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 6 (5) ◽

pp. e19660 ◽

Cited By ~ 105

Author(s):

Hui Wang ◽

Xiaolan Zhou ◽

Ciyong Lu ◽

Jie Wu ◽

Xueqing Deng ◽

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Keyword(s):

High School ◽

High School Students ◽

Internet Use ◽

Guangdong Province ◽

Problematic Internet Use ◽

School Students

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INVESTIGATION OF PROBLEMATIC INTERNET USE AND HEALTHY LIFESTYLE BEHAVIORS AMONG HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS

European Journal of Education Studies ◽

10.46827/ejes.v8i10.3950 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 8 (10) ◽

Author(s):

Levent Yaycı

Keyword(s):

High School ◽

High School Students ◽

Grade Level ◽

Internet Use ◽

Healthy Lifestyle ◽

Problematic Internet Use ◽

School Type ◽

Lifestyle Behaviors ◽

School Students ◽

Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors

This study aimed to determine whether problematic internet use and healthy lifestyle behaviors among high school students varied by gender, grade level, academic average, and school type variables and to investigate the relationship between problematic internet use and healthy lifestyle behaviors. The sample of the study consisted of a total of 310 students enrolled in three different high schools in Giresun province in Turkey, including 159 females and 151 males. The study employed the relational screening model. The data collection tools used in the study were the Problematic Internet Use Scale (PIUS), the Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors Scale (HLBS) and a Personal Information Form. Independent group t-test, one-way variance analysis, and Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient were utilized in the analysis of the data. The results of the study indicated that problematic internet use varied by grade level, academic average, and school type variable, it did not show a difference according to gender and whether parents live together or apart variables, and that healthy lifestyle behaviors did not show any difference according to any variables at all. In the study, a low negative correlation was found between problematic internet use and healthy lifestyle behaviors. The findings of the study were interpreted and discussed in light of related literature. Article visualizations:<img src="/-counters-/edu_01/0806/a.php" alt="Hit counter" />

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Investigation of the relationship between problematic internet use and psychological symptoms of science high school studentsFen lisesi öğrencilerinin problemli internet kullanımı ile psikolojik semptomları arasındaki ilişkinin incelenmesi

Journal of Human Sciences ◽

10.14687/ijhs.v13i1.3413 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 13 (1) ◽

pp. 451

Author(s):

Zöhre Kaya ◽

Fatma Ebru İkiz ◽

Esra Asıcı

Keyword(s):

High School ◽

High School Students ◽

Internet Use ◽

Psychological Symptoms ◽

Brief Symptom Inventory ◽

Problematic Internet Use ◽

School Students ◽

Science High School ◽

And Gender ◽

Anxiety Depression

In this study, investigation of level of problematic internet use and psychological symptoms of 538 science high school students reciving education in Van and Izmir cities was aimed. At the same time, it was examined that according to being day or boarding student and gender whether the level of problematic internet use and psychological symptoms of students differ or not. The data collected eith Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI) and Problematic Internet Use Adolscent Form (PIU-A). Data analysis was carried out through SPSS 15.00 statistical package programme. In analysis Spearman Brown correlation coefficient and Mann Whitney U test were used. According to obtained findings, there was stastistically significant and positive relationship between problematic internet use and psychological symptoms of science high school students. Negative self and somatization socres of day students were higher than broading students. It was found that the level of problematic internet use of boarding students were higher than boarding students. According to gender, it was found that females had higher score than males on four subscale of BSI (anxiety, depression, negative self and somatization) and males had higher score than females on social benefits subscale of PIU-A. Obtained results were discussed in the light of related literature and suggestions were offered. ÖzetBu çalışmada, Van ve İzmir illerinde öğrenim gören 538 fen lisesi öğrencisinin problemli internet kullanım düzeyleri ile psikolojik semptomları arasındaki ilişkinin incelenmesi amaçlanmıştır. Aynı zamanda problemli internet kullanımının ve psikolojik semptomların öğrencilerin yatılı, gündüzlü olma durumu ile cinsiyet değişkenine göre farklılaşıp farklılaşmadığı da incelenmiştir. Araştırmanın verileri Kısa Semptom Envanteri (KSE) ve Problemli İnternet Kullanımı Ölçeği-Ergen (PİKÖ-E) formu ile toplanmıştır. Veri analizi SPSS 15.00 istatistik paket programı aracılığıyla gerçekleştirilmiştir. Analizlerde non-parametrik yöntemlerden Spearman Brown Korelasyon Katsayısı ve Mann Whitney U testi kullanılmıştır. Araştırma sonucunda elde edilen bulgulara göre, fen lisesi öğrencilerinin problemli internet kullanım düzeyleri ile psikolojik semptomları arasında istatistiksel olarak anlamlı düzeyde pozitif yönde ilişki olduğu, yatılı öğrencilerin olumsuz benlik ve somatizasyon puanlarının gündüzlü öğrencilerden, gündüzlü öğrencilerin problemli internet kullanım düzeylerinin yatılı öğrencilerden daha yüksek olduğu bulunmuştur. Cinsiyete göre ise, KSE’nin dört alt boyutunda (anksiyete, depresyon, olumsuz benlik ve somatizasyon) kız öğrencilerin puanlarının erkek öğrencilerden, erkek öğrencilerin PİKÖ-E’nin sosyal fayda alt boyutundan aldığı puanların kız öğrencilerden daha yüksek olduğu bulunmuştur. Elde edilen sonuçlar ilgili literatür ışığında tartışılarak öneriler sunulmuştur.

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Relationship between problematic Internet use and age at initial weekly Internet use

Journal of Behavioral Addictions ◽

10.1556/2006.2020.00009 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 9 (1) ◽

pp. 129-139 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Hideki Nakayama ◽

Fumihiko Ueno ◽

Satoko Mihara ◽

Takashi Kitayuguchi ◽

Susumu Higuchi

Keyword(s):

High School ◽

High School Students ◽

Junior High School ◽

Internet Use ◽

Junior High ◽

Strong Relationship ◽

Study Data ◽

Problematic Internet Use ◽

School Students ◽

Increased Risk

Abstract Background and aims An important proportion of infants and adolescents in Japan are using Internet-equipped devices, including smartphones, tablets, and game consoles. However, the relationship between the risk of IA and the age at initial habitual Internet use remains unknown. We aimed to investigate this relationship among adolescents. Methods We surveyed 1,775 subjects in seven public junior high schools in Kanagawa prefecture, Japan, in November 2017. Students were asked to complete the Young's Diagnostic Questionnaire (YDQ), which captured information regarding gender, school grade, night sleep, age at which they first started using the Internet at least once weekly, Internet usage situation, and Internet use time for purposes other than study. Data from subjects who reported experience of weekly Internet use were analyzed. Results Junior high school students who were younger at initial weekly Internet use tended to have problematic Internet use (PIU) and to spend more time on Internet activities. In particular, initial weekly Internet use before the age of five in boys was associated with a significantly increased risk of PIU (YDQ ≥ 5), with an odds ratio of 14.955, compared with initial weekly Internet use after the age of 12. Smartphone ownership significantly increased the risk of PIU compared with no ownership among the total population and among girls. Discussion and Conclusions Junior high school male students displayed a robust relationship between initial weekly Internet use and PIU, whereas junior high school female students displayed a particularly strong relationship between smartphone ownership and PIU. Therefore, longitudinal IA preventive education from an early age is necessary.

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Problematic Internet Use pada Remaja Pengguna Facebook di Jakarta Barat

Humaniora ◽

10.21512/humaniora.v5i1.3029 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 5 (1) ◽

pp. 306

Author(s):

Esther Widhi Andangsari ◽

Rani Agias Fitri

Keyword(s):

High School ◽

High School Students ◽

Internet Use ◽

Descriptive Study ◽

Problematic Internet Use ◽

School Students ◽

Online Activity ◽

Left Behind ◽

Negative Effect ◽

Positive Significant Correlation

Paper discusses about problematic internet use on teenagers as Facebook users in West Jakarta. The objective of this study is to have empirical evidence about problematic internet use condition among teenagers as Facebook users in West Jakarta. This research is a descriptive study. Sample of this study was 82 high school students in West Jakarta. They were given GPIUS2 questionnaire constructed by Caplan. Result of the study is most of the teenagers have low score on problematic internet use especially in Facebook usage. The result is supported by the passiveness of Facebook online activity among the teenagers. However, there was a positive significant correlation between problematic internet use (PIU) and teenagers’ feeling when their smartphone was left behind at home. It means they could not access their Facebook account for some time. This result is important for parents and educators to consider, given that Facebook has both positive and negative effect for teenagers.

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Problematic Internet Use (PIU) Among Adolescents during COVID-19 Lockdown: A Study of High School Students in Ibadan, Nigeria

The African Journal of Information and Communication ◽

10.23962/10539/31373 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 1-22

Author(s):

Olayinka Stephen Ilesanmi ◽

Aanuoluwapo Adeyimika Afolabi ◽

Ayodeji Matthew Adebayo

Keyword(s):

High School ◽

High School Students ◽

Parental Monitoring ◽

Internet Use ◽

Problematic Internet Use ◽

Mitigation Measures ◽

School Students ◽

Performance Loss ◽

Internet Abuse ◽

Ibadan Nigeria

Problematic internet use (PIU) has generally been strongly associated with depression and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, especially among adolescents, with resulting consequences for their health. This study explores the pattern of internet use, and the prevalence of PIU before and during the COVID-19 lockdown, as well as the causes, effects, and potential mitigation measures in respect of PIU during the lockdown, among high school students in Ibadan, Nigeria. A structured questionnaire, including a 20-question internet addiction test (IAT), was administered during the COVID-19 lockdown to 440 adolescents enrolled in high schools. Of these adolescents, 7.7% appeared from their responses to have had PIU before the COVID-19 lockdown period. However, 64.3% of respondents appeared from their responses to have had PIU during the COVID-19 lockdown period. The main reasons for the increased PIU were boredom, loneliness, idleness, pleasure gained from internet use, physical isolation, and the need for information and communication. The effects of PIU reported among the adolescents included reduced family intimacy, poor academic performance, loss of concentration, as well as internet abuse and risky sexual behaviour. To mitigate PIU among high school students, parental monitoring of adolescents, and their internet access and use, should be promoted. In addition, programmes should be organised by the media and academic institutions to keep adolescents engaged in productive tasks.

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Predicting High School Students’ Problematic Internet Use in Terms of Religious Beliefs and Moral Maturity

Addicta The Turkish Journal on Addictions ◽

10.15805/addicta.2017.4.2.0013 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 4 (2) ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Halil Ekşi ◽

Muhammed Çiftçi

Keyword(s):

High School ◽

High School Students ◽

Religious Beliefs ◽

Internet Use ◽

Problematic Internet Use ◽

Moral Maturity ◽

School Students

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Problematic Internet Use in Semarang Middle School Students

KnE Social Sciences ◽

10.18502/kss.v3i18.4737 ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

Mungin Eddy Wibowo ◽

Mulawarman Mulawarman ◽

Edy Purwanto

Keyword(s):

High School ◽

High School Students ◽

Internet Use ◽

Quantitative Methods ◽

Sampling Technique ◽

Self Control ◽

Problematic Internet Use ◽

Cluster Sampling ◽

School Students ◽

Cross Sectional

Problematic internet use (PIU) or problematic internet use is a maladaptive pleasure in using the internet excessively without self-control. This study aims to investigate the prevalence and risk factors for the level of problematic internet use held by high school students. To achieve this goal quantitative methods with cross-sectional design were used in this study. A total of 336 students from junior and senior high school were selected using cluster sampling technique. The research data was taken using the Generalized Problematic Internet Use Scale 2 (GPIUS2) instrument. The results showed that the average PIU level owned by students was in the medium category. Education and age levels also have a close correlation with the high level of PIU that students have. In addition there are internal and external factors that can cause students to be exposed to PIU. Thus, it is necessary to provide both preventive and curative counseling services that can help students formulate more potential activities in supporting students’ academic and social development.

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