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Gonul Akbulut


Gonul Akbulut

Ataturk University, Turkey

Biography

Rapid changes and developments in science and technology have accelerated the production, dissemination, statement and
usage of information. The most important innovation of information technology is the increase in internet usage. Besides
the favorable effects of internet usage, uncontrolled and excessive use can negatively affect the physical, psychological, social
and cognitive development of children and adolescents. This research has been made bycross-sectional and descriptive method
to determine students’ internet usage habit sand the influence of internet dependency on students' health, the sample of their
search is composed of 103 students of Atatürk University AÅŸkale Vocational School who agreed to participate. The collection of
data was made by a questionnaire, formed by researchers and Young Internet Addiction Test-Short Form (YIAT-SF). Analysis
of the obtained data were made by using SPSS 17.0 program. Necessary permissions have been obtained for the realization of
the search. According to the data, the average score of YIAT - SF scale was significantly higher in students who consumed food
during internet usage (30.77 ± 8.74) and in those who spent more than 5 hours on the internet (30.46 ± 8.63) (p <0.05). It was
found that of the students, 64.1 % had sleep and 63.1 % had neck pain complaints related to internet usage. The average YIAT
- SF scale scores of these students were significantly higher than the others (p <0.05). As the result, internet addiction level of
students who consumed food / beverages during internet usage and spent more than 5 hours on the internet were found to be
high. In addition, it was determined that internet usage caused health problems such as sleeping problems and neck pain in
vocational high school students, and it was seen that the level of internet addiction in these groups were higher.

Abstract

Abstract : Determination of the effect of internet usage habits and internet dependence on the health of university students