An Analysis of the Relationship between Internet Addiction and Depression Levels of High School Students

Abstract

The concept of internet addiction refers to the excessive use of internet which in turn causes various problems in individual, social and professional aspects. The aim of this study is to determine the relationship between depression and internet addiction in terms of grades, sex, the existence of internet connection at home and time spent on internet. The study used survey model. The study group consisted of 369 adolescents from three high schools of different socioeconomic background. Data was collected by means of "Personal Information Form", "Internet Addiction Scale" and "Beck Depression Inventory". Arithmetic mean, standard deviation, independent sampling t test, ANOVA and Scheffe tests were performed on collected data. The results of the study show that the internet addiction and depression scores of the adolescents are low and the internet addiction levels of ninth and tenth grade students with compared to the eleventh grade ones; of males with compared to females; of those having computer at home with compared to the ones having no internet at home and of the ones spending much more time on internet with compared to those spending less time have been found to be higher. No significant difference has been found between depression and internet addiction.

A Comparison of Personality Trait and Profile of Compulsive/Heavy Internet Users with Average Internet Users in College Students

“…It has been further determined that compulsive/heavy Internet users obtain higher scores in depression than average Internet users. The results of the present study are in line with most findings in this area (8)(9)(10). The depression scale in the MMPI mostly indicates symptoms, such as isolation, low efficiency, difficulty in expressing desires, tendency to social isolation, excessive anxiety, and humility.…”

“…The study discovered how Internet dependency is linked to psychological symptoms, such as depression, anxiety, phobias, and physical disorders (8). A positive relationship between Internet dependency and depression was found in the study conducted by Cengiz Sahin on Turkish national students (9). Moreover, another study also found a positive correlation between stress and anxiety and Internet dependency in highschool students (10).…”

Tell me your IP address, and I will tell who you are. Issues of diagnosis of Internet addiction: illness, disorder, or fiction?

“…Çelik, Atak, Başal (2012) [66] Интернет-аддикция, патологическое использование сети Интернет, «проблемное» использование сети Интернета, злоупотребление использования сетью Интернет-терминологическое разнообразие, описывающее одну из частных форм поведенческих аддикций. Sahin (2014) [67] Чрезмерное использование ресурсов сети Интернет с утратой контроля, что приводит к развитию различных проблем в личностном, социальном и профессиональном аспектах. Weinstein, Feder, Roseberg, Dannon (2014) [5] Лица, использующие сеть Интернет в течение длительного периода времени добровольно изолируют себя от других форм социальной активности, что приводит к избирательной фиксации на онлайн активности и уходу от повседневных жизненных проблем.…”

Öğretmen adaylarının problemli internet kullanımlarının incelenmesi

“…Bu sonuç doğrultusunda erkek öğretmen adaylarının kadın öğretmen adaylarına göre internetin olumsuz sonuçlarına daha fazla maruz kaldıkları belirlenmiştir. Literatürde erkeklerin kadınlara göre interneti problemli kullanma daha fazla eğilimli olduklarını belirten çok sayıda araştırma (Balta ve Horzum, 2008;Canbaz, Sunter, Peksen ve Canbaz, 2009;Günüç, 2009;Kıran-Esen ve Gündoğdu, 2010;Morahan-Martin ve Schumacher, 2000;Odacı ve Kalkan, 2010;Şahin, 2011, 2014Tahiroğlu, Çelik, Uzel, Özcan ve Avcı, 2008;Tutgun, 2009;Üneri ve Tanıdır, 2011) mevcuttur.…”