“…Studies concerning internet addiction have shown associations between addiction and depression (Batıgün & Kılıç, 2011;Chen & Lin, 2016), loneliness (Ceyhan & Ceyhan, 2008;Yao & Zhong, 2014), psychological well-being (Castellacci & Tveito, 2018;Sharma & Sharma, 2018), perceived social support (Esen & Siyez, 2011;Sezer & İşgör;2017), self-esteem (Błachnio & Przepiorka, 2019;Yao, He, Ko & Pang, 2014) and anxiety (Romano, Truzoli, Osborne, & Reed, 2014). Increased time spent online may lead to a decrease in face-to-face communication and a weakening of social interaction.…”