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

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (10) ◽  
Author(s):  
Levent Yaycı

<p>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.</p><p> </p><p><strong> Article visualizations:</strong></p><p><img src="/-counters-/edu_01/0806/a.php" alt="Hit counter" /></p>

2021 ◽  
Vol 45 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-43
Author(s):  
Uğurcan Sayılı ◽  
Suphi Vehid ◽  
Ethem Erginöz

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.


2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 1355 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mehtap Metin Karaaslan ◽  
Ayda Çelebioğlu

This research was conducted as a descriptive study to determine the healthy lifestyle behaviors of high school students. The schools located in Rize Province were grouped (n: 9926). The number of samples was determined to be 370 according to the sample width formula, which is known as the number of individuals in the phase. A total of 449 volunteer students were selected from a high school in each group by simple random sampling method and the study was completed. To collect data, the personal information form and healthy lifestyle behaviors scale II, which were developed by the researcher, were used. The data were evaluated using percentile, ANOVA and t test. It was determined that the average score of healthy lifestyle behaviors scale II scores of the students was moderate with 128.06 ± 20.19. The average score of female students' health responsibility and interpersonal relationship scores were higher than male students (p <0.05). The average physical activity score of male students was found to be higher than that of female students (p <0.05). A significant positive correlation between the age of the students and the class with 'interpersonal relations' and the total score was found (p <0.05). The acquisition of positive health behaviors during the adolescence period is important to perform healthy behaviors in the future life of the individual. As a result of this study, it is suggested that education programs should be established to protect and improve the health of the students. Also, education should develop the self-efficacy of the students. Moreover, it should be conducted according to the low-scored areas and schools. Extended English summary is in the end of Full Text PDF (TURKISH) file.ÖzetBu araştırma, lise öğrencilerinin sağlıklı yaşam biçimi davranışlarının belirlenmesi amacıyla tanımlayıcı olarak gerçekleştirilmiştir. Rize il merkezinde bulunan okullar gruplandırılmıştır(n: 9926). Evrende birey sayısı bilinen örneklem genişliği formülüne göre örneklem sayısı 370 olarak belirlenmiş, her gruptaki birer liseden basit rastgele örneklem yöntemiyle toplam 449 gönüllü öğrenci ile çalışma tamamlanmıştır.  Verilerin toplanmasında, araştırmacı tarafından oluşturulan kişisel bilgi formu ve sağlıklı yaşam biçimi davranışları ölçeği II kullanılmıştır. Veriler bilgisayar ortaminda yüzdelik, ANOVA ve t testi kullanılarak değerlendirilmiştir.Öğrencilerin sağlıklı yaşam biçimi davranışları ölçeği puan ortalamasının 128.06±20.19 ile orta düzeyde olduğu belirlenmiştir. Kız öğrencilerin sağlık sorumluluğu ve kişilerarası ilişkiler puan ortalaması erkek öğrencilerin puan ortalamasından yüksek bulunmuştur(p<0.05). Erkek öğrencilerin fiziksel aktivite puan ortalaması, kız öğrencilerin puan ortalamasından yüksek bulunmuştur(p<0.05). Öğrencilerin yaşı ve sınıf ile ‘kişilerarası ilişkiler’ ve toplam puan arasında pozitif yönde anlamlı ilişki saptanmıştır (p<0.05).Adölesan döneminde olumlu sağlık davranışlarının kazanılması bireyin ileriki yaşamında sağlıklı davranışlar gerçekleştirmesi açısından önem taşımaktadır. Bu çalışma sonucunda öğrencilerin sağlıklarını korumak ve geliştirmek için eğitim programları oluşturulması ve eğitimin özellikle öz- etkililiği geliştirici olması ve daha çok düşük puan alınan alanlara ve okullara göre yapılması önerilmektedir.


PLoS ONE ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 6 (5) ◽  
pp. e19660 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hui Wang ◽  
Xiaolan Zhou ◽  
Ciyong Lu ◽  
Jie Wu ◽  
Xueqing Deng ◽  
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2016 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 451
Author(s):  
Zöhre Kaya ◽  
Fatma Ebru İkiz ◽  
Esra Asıcı

<p>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.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Özet</strong></p><p>Bu 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.</p>


2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 129-139 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hideki Nakayama ◽  
Fumihiko Ueno ◽  
Satoko Mihara ◽  
Takashi Kitayuguchi ◽  
Susumu Higuchi

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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