Prevalence of the Pathological Internet Use in a Sample of Turkish School Adolescents

Canbaz S., Sünter A. T., Peksen Y., Canbaz M. A.

IRANIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH, cilt.38, sa.4, ss.64-71, 2009 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 38 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2009
  • Dergi Adı: IRANIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.64-71
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Pathological internet use, Prevalence, Adolescence, Turkey, COMPUTER USE, ADDICTION, QUESTIONNAIRE, PSYCHOLOGY, USAGE
  • Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background: The Internet addiction, also described as pathological Internet use (PIU), is conceptualized by an individual inability to control his or her use of the Internet, which eventually causes marked distress and/or functional impairment. The aim of the present study was to investigate the prevalence of the PIU among adolescence, in relation to different Internet activities, and to excessive use of the Internet in Samsun, Turkey.