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Abstract
Objectives: The aim of this study is to investigate theprevelance of pathological Internet use of high schoolstudents in Kocaeli and to test Turkish form of pathological Internet use scale (PIUS) with confirmatory factoranalysis (CFA). Method: The study was designed in survey study model and 857students from different highschools constituted the sample group of the study whichwas determined by simple random sampling of probability sampling method. A sociodemographic form andpathological Internet use scale were used in order to collect data. Results: Results of the study were basicallyobtained in 4 phases. In the first phase, coefficient ofinternal consistency for reliability of Turkish form of PIUSwas determined as (? 0.89). In the second phase, a nonnormal distribution in the scores of PIUS was determined(p< 0.001). In the third phase 9 (%1.1) high school students in the sample group were determined to be pathological Internet user. In the last phase male gender, feeling free, hiding identity during online and feeling regretafter Internet use was determined to be associated withpathological Internet use. Conclusion: The findings ofthis study can guide academicians, educators, cliniciansand researchers who study on preventing pathologicalInternet use. In addition these findings can be used ininforming students, teachers and parents.
Özet
Amaç: Bu çaly?mada Kocaeli bölgesindeki lise ö?rencileriarasynda patolojik internet kullanymynyn yaygynly?ynynbelirlenmesi ve patolojik internet kullanym ölçe?inin(PYKÖ) Türkçe formunun do?rulayycy faktör analizi (DFA)ile test edilmesi amaçlanmy?tyr. Yöntem: Tarama modelinde tasarlanan bu çaly?manyn örneklem grubunu basittesadüfi örnekleme yöntemiyle belirlenen farkly liselerden857 ö?renci olu?turmu?tur. Verilerin toplanmasyndasosyodemografik veri formu ve patolojik internet kullanym ölçe?i kullanylmy?tyr. Bulgular: Çaly?mada bulgulartemel olarak 4 a?amada toplanmy?tyr. Birinci a?amadagerçekle?tirilen do?rulayycy faktör analizi sonucundapatolojik internet kullanym ölçe?inin Türkçe formunungüvenirlik için iç tutarlylyk katsayysy (? 0.89) olarak tespitedilmi?tir. Ykinci a?amada patolojik internet kullanymypuanlarynyn normal da?ylym göstermedi?i belirlenmi?tir(p<0.001). Üçüncü a?amada örneklem grubundaki 9(%1.1) ö?renci patolojik internet kullanycysy olarak tespitedilmi?tir. Son a?amada ise erkek cinsiyetin, internetortamynda kendisini özgür hissetmenin, kimlik gizlemenin ve internet kullanymyndan sonra pi?manlyk hissetmenin patolojik internet kullanymyna yatkynlykla dahaili?kili oldu?u saptanmy?tyr. Sonuç: Bu çaly?manyn sonucunda elde edilen bulgular, patolojik internet kullanymynyn önlenmesi ve tedavisi üzerine çaly?an e?itimci,akademisyen, klinisyen ve ara?tyrmacylara yol göstericiolabilir. Ayny zamanda bu tür bulgular, patolojik internetkullanymy ve zararlary konusunda ö?rencileri, ö?retmenleri ve velileri bilgilendirme çaly?malarynda kullanylabilir.