Osman GÜNAY, Ahmet ÖZTÜRK, Ebru Ergun ARSLANTAS, NERGİZ SEVİNÇ

Erciyes Üniversitesi öğrencilerinde İnternet bağımlılığı ve depresyon düzeyleri

Amaç: Bu araştırma, üniversite öğrencilerinde İnternet bağımlılığı ve depresif belirti düzeylerini, çeşitli sosyodemografik faktörlerin bu düzeylere etkisini ve İnternet bağımlılığı ile depresif belirti düzeyleri arasındaki ilişkiyi incelemek amacıyla yapılmıştır.Yöntem: Araştırma, Erciyes Üniversitesi'ne bağlı Tıp, Mühendislik ve İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Fakültelerinde, 2015 yılında yapıldı. Toplam 1288 öğrenci araştırma kapsamına alındı. Araştırma verileri, 27 sorudan oluşan sosyo-demografik anket formu, İnternet Bağımlılık Ölçeği (İBÖ) ve Beck Depresyon Ölçeği (BDÖ) yardımıyla toplandı. Öğrenciler, araştırmacılar tarafından sınıflarında ziyaret edilerek araştırma hakkında bilgilendirildi. Anketler ve ölçekler, araştırmacıların gözetimi altında öğrenciler tarafından doldurulduktan sonra toplanmıştır.Bulgular: Araştırma grubunda, ortalama BDÖ puanı 12.1±9.1, ortalama İBÖ puanı 27.7±14.7 bulunmuştur. Öğrencilerin %26.4'ünde depresif belirti, %0.2'sinde İnternet bağımlılığı, %7.5'inde ise sınırlı İnternet bağımlılığı belirtileri belirlenmiştir. İBÖ puanları erkeklerde, BDÖ puanları ise kadınlarda daha yüksek bulunmuştur. İBÖ ve BDÖ puanları arasında pozitif yönde ilişki bulunmuştur (r=0.325, p

Internet Addiction and Depression Levels in Erciyes University Students

Objective: The study was carried out to determine Internet addiction and depression levels among university students, the effects of some socio-demographic factors on these levels, and association between Internet addiction and depressive symptom levels. Method: This descriptive study was performed in Schools of Medicine, Engineering, and Economics and Administrative Sciences Erciyes University in 2015. A total of 1288 students were included in the study. Data were collected via socio-demographic questionnaire of 27 questions, Internet Addiction Scale (IAS), and Beck Depression Inventory (BDI). The students were visited in their classrooms and informed about the study by the researchers. The questionnaires and scales were collected after being filled in by the students, under the supervision of the researchers.Results: Mean IAS and BDI scores were calculated as 12.1±9.1 and 27.7±14.7, respectively. Depressive symptoms were found in 26.4% of the students whereas, Internet addiction in 0.2% and limited symptoms of Internet addiction in 7.5%. Mean IAS score was found higher among men, whereas mean BDI score was higher among women. A significant correlation was found between IAS and BDI scores (r=0.325, p

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