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In an ongoing discussion regarding use of the concept of Internet addiction, it does not seem reasonable to use the concept in studies which are conducted in nonclinical settings and describe negative situations experienced by the general population during Internet use. It may be more appropriate to discuss problematic Internet use. Dimensional rather than categorical measures would be more appropriate than Young's diagnostic criteria alone to specify whether Internet use is within a healthy range.
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Comportamento Aditivo/diagnóstico , Comportamento Aditivo/psicologia , Internet , Inventário de Personalidade/estatística & dados numéricos , Comportamento Aditivo/classificação , Manual Diagnóstico e Estatístico de Transtornos Mentais , Jogo de Azar/psicologia , Humanos , Psicometria/estatística & dados numéricos , Reprodutibilidade dos TestesRESUMO
This study investigated whether university students' levels of loneliness, depression, and computer self-efficacy were significant predictors of their problematic Internet use levels. The study was carried out with 559 Turkish university students. The research data were analyzed by multiple regression analysis. The findings indicated that loneliness, depression, and computer self-efficacy were significant predictors of problematic Internet use. Loneliness was found as the most important predictive variable. Depression predicted problematic Internet use on the second rank, and computer self-efficacy on the third rank.
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Depressão/psicologia , Internet , Solidão/psicologia , Autoeficácia , Interface Usuário-Computador , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Estudos Prospectivos , Inquéritos e Questionários , Adulto JovemRESUMO
The current study set out to examine the relationships between the levels of problematic Internet use and gender, having any addiction problems, the level of psychological symptoms, and some online experiences related to the Internet use of university students. Data was gathered from 437 university students. The results indicated that factors such as gender, level of psychological symptoms, connecting to the Internet most often at night, and using the Internet primarily to communicate with their relatives and friends and to have a good time predicted significantly the level of the problematic Internet use of the students. Moreover, the predictors differentiated in terms of the domains of the problematic Internet use.
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Comportamento Aditivo/epidemiologia , Comparação Transcultural , Internet , Estudantes/estatística & dados numéricos , Adolescente , Adulto , Atitude Frente aos Computadores , Comportamento Aditivo/diagnóstico , Comportamento Aditivo/psicologia , Comunicação , Estudos Transversais , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Motivação , Inventário de Personalidade/estatística & dados numéricos , Psicometria/estatística & dados numéricos , Reprodutibilidade dos Testes , Fatores de Risco , Fatores Sexuais , Estudantes/psicologia , TurquiaRESUMO
This study investigates the quality of life (QOL) and academic achievement of earthquake survivors six years after the earthquakes in Marmara, Turkey. Data were collected from 407 Turkish university students. Of these, 201 were earthquake survivors and 206 had not been exposed to an earthquake. The Turkish adaptation of the brief version of the World Health Organisation's QOL instrument (WHOQOL-BREF, TR) was used to measure QOL. The results reveal that the earthquake survivors' psychological and environmental domains of QOL and academic achievement were significantly lower than those of individuals not exposed to an earthquake. The results also highlight the risk factors that affect the QOL of the earthquake survivors significantly. These are their gender, their age at the time of earthquake and the continued existence of financial difficulties linked to the earthquakes.
