It was determined that male adolescents with high levels of Internet addiction also had high smartphone addiction levels. On the other hand, sociodemographic variables had no statistically significant effect on smartphone addiction. A number of studies in the relevant literature examined the effects of Internet addiction on adolescents' smartphone addiction. However, findings of this study are unique because they are specific to the Turkish culture, and there is a limited database in Turkey regarding this issue. The researchers believe that the findings of this study will be beneficial to show the importance of the issue in the international arena and to guide further studies to prevent this addiction because there is no reliable database about smartphone addiction in Turkey.
The effects of Turkish adolescents' self-efficacy and health literacy on their health behaviors are examined in this study. Design and method: This study employed a descriptive cross-sectional design with a sample population of 440 adolescents between the ages of 13 and 18 years old. The data were collected using a demographic data form and analyzed according to the Self-Efficacy Scale for Children, the Health Literacy Scale, and the Adolescent Lifestyle Profile. Results: The regression analysis found that the self-efficacy and health literacy levels of adolescents predicted their healthy lifestyle behaviors (F = 141.813, p = 0.000). The self-efficacy and health literacy levels explained 41.9% of the healthy lifestyle behaviors of the subjects, with regression coefficients for self-efficacy and health literacy of 0.545 and 0.185, respectively. Self-efficacy among adolescents significantly predicted all the subdimensions of healthy lifestyle behaviors, such as health responsibility, physical activity, nutrition, positive life view, interpersonal relations, stress management, and spiritual health. Similarly, the health literacy levels predicted all the sub-dimensions except for physical activity and stress management. Conclusions: In this study, the adolescents' self-efficacy levels and their health literacy levels significantly explained their health behaviors. This finding suggests that increasing the self-efficacy and health literacy levels of adolescents should be increased to develop positive health behaviors among today's youth. Practice implications: Nurses should identify strategies to increase self-efficacy and health literacy among adolescents to protect and improve adolescent health behavior.
ÖzeTABS TRACT Amaç: Bu araştırma, hemşirelik öğrencilerinin hem çocuk sevme düzeylerini etkileyen faktörlerin, hem de bakımlarında kolaylaştırıcı faktörlerin belirlenerek eğiticilere ışık tutması amacıyla planlanmıştır. Gereç ve Yöntem: Araştırma verilerinin toplanmasında; "Demografik Veri Toplama Formu" ve "Çocuk Sevme Ölçeği" kullanılmıştır. Verilerin analizinde yüzdelik, ortalama ve standart sapma, korelasyon ve çoklu regresyon analizi ile kullanılmıştır. Anlamlılık düzeyi 0,05 olarak kabul edilmiştir. Bulgular: Çalışmaya katılan öğrencilerin yaş ortalaması 22,43±1,87 yıl olup, cinsiyete göre incelendiğinde öğrencilerin %79,8'i kızdır ve %90,4'ünün kardeşi vardır. Öğrenciler daha önce çocuk bakma durumuna göre incelendiğinde %61,7'sinin daha önce çocuk bakımında yer aldığı, %95,7'sinin çocuklarla oyun oynamada istekli olduğu ve %80,8'inin ileride çocuk sağlığı kliniklerinde çalışmak istediği bulunmuştur. Çocuk sevme ile kardeş sayısı, çocuk bakma durumu, çocukla oyun oynama ve çocuk servisinde çalışmayı isteme arasında anlamlı bir ilişki belirlenmiştir. Sonuç: Çalışmadaki değişkenler çocuk sevme durumunun sadece %52'sini açıklamaktadır. Çocuk sevme durumunu etkileyen diğer faktörlerin belirlenebilmesi için daha geniş örneklemde ve farklı eğitim modelindeki öğrencilerde örnekleme dahil edilerek çalışmanın tekrarlanması önerilir. The Journal of Pediatric Research 2015;2(1):37-41 Anahtar Kelimeler: Çocuk, hemşirelik öğrencisi, çocuk sevme durumu Çıkar Çatışması: Yazarlar bu makale ile ilgili olarak herhangi bir çıkar çatışması bildirmemiştir. Aim:This research was planned with the aim of determining the factors that influence the pediatry students' level of love for children as well as the factors that make caring for them easier and thus to enlighten the educators. Materials and Methods: While gathering the research data; "Demographic Data Collection Form" and "Barnett Liking of Children Scale" were used. The data of the research were evaluated by using percentage calculations, standard deviation, correlation and multiple regression analysis. Significance level was accepted as 0.05. Results: Average age of the participating children was 22.43±1.87, 79.8% of them were female and 90.40% had a sibling. When the students were examined depending on their previous child care experience, it was seen that 61.7% had been involved in taking care of children, 95.7% were willing to play with children and 80.8% wanted to work in pediatric clinics in the future. A significant relation was detected between liking children and the number of siblings, taking care of children, playing games with children and being willing to work in pediatric clinics. Conclusion:The variables in the study explain only 52% of the state of liking children. In order to be able to determine other factors that influence the state of liking children, it is advisable to repeat the study with larger samples including students from different educational backgrounds/models.
The study's results showed that PDSS-T is a valid and reliable instrument for detecting Turkish-speaking children's and adolescents' daytime sleepiness. PDSS-T is convenient for professionals to prevent and manage daytime sleepiness.
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