Examination of the relationship between nursing student’s internet and smartphone addictions
Journal Title: Journal of Human Sciences - Year 2018, Vol 15, Issue 2
Abstract
Aim: The study examines the relationship between college nursing students’ smartphone addiction and internet addictions.Material and Method: The sample of this descriptive relationship-seeking study included 788 college nursing students. A personal information form, the Smartphone Addiction Scale and the Internet Addiction Scale were used as data collection tools.Results: The participants had high smartphone and internet addiction scores. The males were more prone to exhibit addictive behavior. The addiction scores of the students who cannot stand to be away from their phones were higher. Students involved in sports and students with reading habits had lower addiction scores. A strong positive correlation was found between students’ smartphone and internet addiction scores.Conclusions: Due to the strong correlation between smartphone and internet addiction, it was concluded that further research is needed to investigate addictive behaviors, particularly for smartphone addiction.
Authors and Affiliations
Emriye Hilal Yayan, Mehmet Emin Düken, Yeliz Suna Dağ, Ayşegül Ulutaş
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