Journals / TSK Koruyucu Hekimlik Bülteni / 2008 / Cilt: 7 - Sayı: 3

The effects of internet use, cell phones and computer games on mental health of children and adolescents

İnternet, cep telefonu, bilgisayar oyunlarının çocuk ve gençlerin ruh sağlığına etkileri

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253–256
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In this paper, has been mentioned to negative effect of internet usage, computer games on mental health of children and adolescents.

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Objective & Hypothesis:The use of digital technology, including computers, cell phones, computer games, and so on, most recently, on-the-go for recreational purposes, has increased among our youth over the past 15 years.
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Key Findings & Data:Children and adolescent between the ages of 8 to 18 years spend an average of 5-6 hours per day using information and communication technologies.
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Conclusion & Impact:In this paper, has been mentioned to negative effect of internet usage, computer games on mental health of children and adolescents.
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⚙️Variables:Çocuk · Video oyunları · Akıl sağlığı

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The use of digital technology, including computers, cell phones, computer games, and so on, most recently, on-the-go for recreational purposes, has increased among our youth over the past 15 years. Children and adolescent between the ages of 8 to 18 years spend an average of 5-6 hours per day using information and communication technologies. It is a useful progress because of the increase of internet usage which is unlimited, uncontrolled and uninhibited and easiness which arrival all sorts of to informations or persons but this state can cause to some important negative results too. The computer games, the internet explores is gradually estrange from social life the children and adolescent. In this paper, has been mentioned to negative effect of internet usage, computer games on mental health of children and adolescents.

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Bilgisayar oyunları, çok oyunculu, video oyunları, cep telefonu, internet gibi sayısal teknoloji kullanımı çocuklar ve ergenler arasında son zamanlarda özellikle son 15 yıl içerisinde hızlı bir artış göstermiştir. Yaşları 8-18 arasında olan çocuklar ve ergenler ortalama olarak günün 5-6 saatini bilgi ve iletişim teknolojik araçlarını kullanarak geçirmektedir. İnternet kullanımının giderek artması, sınırsız, denetimsiz ve yasaksız her türlü bilgiye ve kişilere erişimin kolaylığı, çok olumlu gelişmelerin yanında bazı önemli ama olumsuz sonuçların doğmasına da neden olabilmektedir. Bilgisayar oyunu, internet gezintileri, çocukları ve ergenleri sosyal hayattan giderek uzaklaştırmaktadır. Bu makalede internet kullanımı ve bilgisayar oyunlarının çocuk ve ergenlerin ruhsal sağlıkları üzerindeki etkileri ele alınmıştır.

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KELLECİ, M. (2008). The effects of internet use, cell phones and computer games on mental health of children and adolescents. TSK Koruyucu Hekimlik Bülteni, Cilt: 7 - Sayı: 3, 253–256. https://ajindex.com/articles/131703

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