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TOJET: The Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology – October 2011, volume 10 Issue 4

AN ANALYSIS OF INTERNET ADDICTION LEVELS OF INDIVIDUALS
ACCORDING TO VARIOUS VARIABLES
Cengiz ŞAHİN
Ahi Evran University, Faculty of Education,
Kırşehir, Turkey
csahin@ahievran.edu.tr
ABSTRACT
The concept of internet addiction refers to the excessive use of internet which in turn causes various problems in
individual, social and professional aspects. The aim of this study was to determine internet addiction levels of
internet users from all age groups. The study used survey model. Study group of the study consisted of a total of
596 people from all age groups. “Personal Information Form” and “Internet Addiction Scale” were used for data
collection. Arithmetic mean, standard deviation, independent sampling and t test, ANOVA and LSD tests were
performed on collected data. The findings of the study revealed that the individuals had low levels of internet
addiction both in sub-scales and in the general of the scale according to age groups. It was found that there was a
significant difference between internet addiction scores of the individuals who belonged to the age group of 19
and below and 30 and below. There was a significant difference between the internet addiction scores of students
and other professional groups. It was found that internet addiction levels of males were higher than those of
females. The results of the study were discussed together with the results of different studies and suggestions
were made.
Keywords: Internet, Addiction, Individual
INTRODUCTION
During the years of Cold War, United States of America supported all kinds of inventions to fulfill their military
objectives. To achieve this aim, Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) was established in 1958. Today’s
internet was developed as a result of long studies carried out in ARPA (Musch, 2000). The World Wide Web
(WWW) was developed and began to be widespread in 1991 (Hecht, 2001). While number of wide band internet
users in Turkey was 18.604 in 2003, it reached 8.7 million by the end of 2010 (Information Technology and
Communication Institution, 2011).
Rapid development of computer technology in information society and particularly the invention and
advancement of internet led to major changes in human life. Today, thanks to internet, it is possible to shop from
virtual stores, to meet new people and make new friends via social networks, to easily access information and
sources required for any subject or to be informed about any event that takes place anywhere in the world (Çalık,
Çınar, 2009). In addition to many positive effects, it is possible to discuss negative effects of computers,
particularly of internet on individuals and society (Çalık, Çınar, 2009; Khasawneh, Al-Awidi, 2008; Kelleci,
2008: Weiner, 1996). Internet addiction might be listed among these negative effects (Chou, Condron, Belland,
2005).
The concept of internet addiction, which was first used by Goldberg in 1995, has recently turned out to be a
phenomena, which is tried to be defined through various terms such as “net addiction”, “internet addiction”, “online addiction”, “internet addiction disorder”, pathologic internet use” and “cyber disorder” (Eichenberg & Ott,
1999). Although there is not a standard definition for internet addiction yet (Chou, Condron, Belland, 2005) the
most basic symptoms can be listed as inability to restrict internet use, to continue internet use despite social or
academic hazards and feeling a deep anxiety when access to internet is restricted (Öztürk et al, 2007).
Internet addiction is not still defined as a disorder in “Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders”
(also known as “DSM-IV-TR”) published by the American Psychological Association in 2000. It was suggested
that pathological gambling disorder was viewed as most akin to internet addiction (Köroğlu, 2001; Öztürk et al.,
2007). Young, who first introduced the definition of internet addiction and determined the first diagnosis criteria
concluded that “pathological gambling” under the title of impulse control disorders in DSM IV was viewed as
most akin to internet addiction. Internet addiction does not involve misuse of any substances (Greenfield, 1999:
Cited by. Arısoy, 2009).
The concept of internet addiction refers to the excessive use of internet which in turn causes various problems in
individual, social and professional aspects. Internet addiction recently began to be analyzed as a psychological
problem in association with various psychological problems in the academic world. Particularly educators,
psychological counselors, psychologists and psychiatrists tended to carry out various researches on internet
addiction (Zimmerl, 1998; Eichenberg and Ott, 1999; Morahan-Martin and Schumacher, 2000; Young, 2006;
Ayaroğlu, 2002; Bölükbaş, 2003; Orhan and Akkoyunlu, 2004; Cengizhan, 2005; Esen 2007; Turnalar Kurtaran,
2008). These studies generally investigated the relationship between excessive use of internet and loneliness,

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depression, having antisocial values and low emotional intelligence, the relationships with the family,
particularly with mother and friends, playing online games, searching and shopping, depressive symptoms,
decreased social interaction, psychological well-being of the individual, social, verbal and academic functions.
The literature contains only a limited number of studies which investigated internet addiction levels of different
age groups. For this reason, this study aimed to determine internet addiction of internet users from different age
groups and thus to produce concrete and applicable solutions to overcome this problem. It is believed that this
study differed from other studies in the literature from these aspects.
The main problem of this study was to determine the levels of internet addiction which cause excessive use of
internet by the individuals from different age groups and in turn leads to experiencing various problems in
individual, social and professional aspects.
Aim of the Study
The aim of this study was to determine internet addiction levels of individuals from all age groups in terms of
various variables. To achieve the aim of the study, the following questions were tried to be answered:
1. What are the internet addiction levels of the individuals?
2. Do internet addiction levels of the individuals vary according to age group?
3. Do internet addiction levels of the individuals vary according professional group?
4. Do internet addiction levels of the individuals vary according to gender?
METHOD
Study Model
This is a descriptive study which used survey model. As it is known, survey models aim to indicate an existing
situation as they are (Karasar, 1999). In this framework, we tried to determine internet addiction levels of the
individuals from all age groups.
Study Group
Population of the study consisted of the individuals living in Kırşehir province of Turkey. Among random
sampling methods, simple random sampling method was used to determine the study group. Study group of the
study consisted of a total of 596 individuals from different age groups living in Kırşehir city center.
Of the individuals in the study group, 284 (47.7%) were male, 312 (52.3%) were female. As for the distribution
of the study group according to age groups; a total of 109 (18.3%) belonged to the age group of 19 and below;
98 (16.4%) belonged to the age group of 20-29;155 (26.0%) belonged to the age group of 30-39; 141 (23.7%)
belonged to the age group of 40-49; and 93 (15.6) belonged to the age group of 50 and above. As for the
distribution of the participants according to professional status, it was found that 191 (32.0%) were students; 221
(37.1%) worked in various professions; 39 (6.5%) were unemployed; 119 (20.0%) were housewives and 26
(4.4%) were retired.
Study Instruments
“Personal Information Form” and “Internet Addiction Scale” were used for data collection.
Personal Information Form: This form consists of four questions on the data about the independent variables of
the study.
Internet Addiction Scale (IAS): The scale, which was designed by Hahn and Jerusalem (2001), aims to determine
internet addiction levels of the individuals. The original title of the scale is “Skala zur Erfassung der
Internetsucht”. The scale was adapted into Turkish by Şahin and Korkmaz (2011).
The scale contains 19 items and 3 factors. The first factor is “Loss of Control-LC”; the second factor is
“Tolerance Development-TD” and the third factor is “Negative Consequences for Social Relationships-NCSR”
Kaiser-Meyer-Oklin (KMO) and Bartlett test analyses were performed to test structural validity of the scale.
KMO= 0,919; Bartlett test value was x2= 6087,383; sd=171 (p=0,000). It was found that the items within the
scale concentrated on three factors and explained 68.095% of total variance. Confirmatory factor analyses
showed that the model had an acceptable adaptation. To calculate discriminative power of items, the correlations
between the scores obtained from each item and the scores obtained from the factors were calculated and it was
found that each item had a significant and positive relationship with factor score. Internal consistency analyses
were conducted to calculate internal consistency of the scale. Analyses revealed that internal consistency
coefficients of the factors varied between 0.887 and 0.926 and that internal consistency coefficient for the
general of the scale was 0.858.

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Data Analysis and Interpretation
Each of the items in internet addiction scale was scaled as Never (1), Rarely (2) Sometimes (3), Generally (4)
and Always (5). In parallel with the structure of the scale, for three sub-factors, averages of the response of the
individuals to five-item Likert type scale were calculated severally. High averages indicate high level of internet
addiction while low averages indicate low addiction levels. The scores obtained from the responses of the
individuals to five-item Likert type scale did not show a standard character due to the differences in number of
items in the sub-factors. For this reason, obtained raw scores were converted into standard scores (minimum 20;
maximum 100).
The levels corresponding to the scores obtained from sub-scales can be summarized as follows: low internet
addiction (20-51), mean internet addiction (52-67), high internet addiction (68-100).
In this framework, internet addiction levels of the individuals were analyzed using arithmetic mean, standard
deviation, t test, ANOVA and LSD analyses. p<.05 level was considered as adequate for the significance
between the factors.
FINDINGS
In this section, the findings of the study were presented and evaluated in tables.
1. Internet Addiction Levels of the Individuals
Table 1. Internet Addiction Levels of the Individuals
Variable

N

Loss of Control-LC
Tolerance DevelopmentTD
Negative Consequences 596
for Social RelationshipsNCSR
Internet addiction
(Total)
Table 1 indicates that the individuals
and in the general of the scale.

M
32,61
32,84
27,01

SD

Min

Max

17,6
7
17,9
2

17,1
4
20,0
0

100,0
0
100,0
0

14,0 17,5
1 0

100,0
0

Low

Levels (f/%)
Medium
High

510

85,6

38

6,4

48

8,1

511

85,7

46

7,7

39

6,5

538

90,3

43

7,2

15

2,5

10,3 18,9
71,58
570 95,6 24
4,0
2
0,3
7 5
in different age groups had a low level of internet addiction in sub-scales
30,30

2. Internet Addiction Levels of the Individuals according to Age Groups
Table 2. Means, Standard deviations and Variance Analysis Results of the Internet Addiction
Levels of the Individuals according to Age Groups
Internet
Negative
addiction
Consequences
Tolerance
Loss of
Development(Total)
for Social
Age Groups
N
Control-LC
TD
RelationshipsNCSR
M
SD
M
SD
M
SD
M
SD
>19 age
109
47,31
22,85
31,74
17,46
26,67
14,48
35,35
10,26
20-29 age
98
33,24
17,27
34,69
18,91
29,26
14,78
31,87
10,10
30-39 age
155
28,02
12,70
31,45
17,38
25,32
11,59
27,61
9,33
40-49 age
141
29,99
15,53
34,36
18,67
26,33
13,64
29,37
10,35
50 < age
93
26,39
10,68
32,20
17,13
28,87
16,44
28,66
10,26
Genel Ortalama
596
32,62
17,67
32,84
17,92
27,01
14,01
30,30
10,36
Degree
of
Freedo
m

Variable

Source of
Variance

Square
Total

Loss of ControlLC

Between
groups

31436,16
3

4

7859,041

Within

154366,3

591

261,195

Mean
Square

F

p

30,08
9

,000

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Significant
difference
(LSD)
the age group
of 19 and
below – other

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groups
Total
Tolerance
DevelopmentTD

Between
groups
Within
groups
Total

Negative
Consequences
for Social
RelationshipsNCSR

Internet
addiction (Total)

Between
groups
Within
groups
Total
Between
groups
Within
groups
Total

30
185802,4
93
1130,806
189973,6
82
191104,4
88
1337,159
115538,0
40
116875,1
99
4513,296
59410,65
2
63923,94
7

age groups
595
4

282,702

591

,879

,476

321,444

--

595
4

334,290

591

1,710

,146

195,496

--

595
4

1128,324

591

11,22
4

,000

100,526

595

the age group
of 19 and
below – other
age groups

Data in Table 2 revealed that internet addiction levels of the individuals who belonged to the age group of 19 and
below were higher than those of the individuals who belonged to the age group of 20 and over. An analysis was
made to determine whether these differences were significant. The results showed that there was not a significant
difference between TD (F(4-591)= .879, P>0.05) and NCSC (F(4-591)= 1.710, P>0.05) scores. It was found that
there was a significant difference between LC (F(4-591)= 30.089, P<0.01) and IA general total scores (F(4591)= 11.224, P<0.01). LSD test was performed to determine the groups which caused difference. LSD test
results revealed that there was a significant difference between the internet addiction scores of 19 and below age
group and other age groups.
3. Internet Addiction Levels of the Individuals according to Professional Groups
Table 3. Means, Standard deviations and Variance Analysis Results of the Internet Addiction Levels of the
Individuals according to Professional Groups
Internet
Negative
addiction
Consequences
Tolerance
Loss of
Professional
Development(Total)
for Social
N
Control-LC
Groups
RelationshipsTD
NCSR
M
SD
M
SD
M
SD
M
SD
Student
191
41,45
21,95
34,63
19,14
28,63
15,13
34,62
10,35
Worker
221
30,20
14,88
34,16
17,69
27,20
14,09
29,77
9,85
Unemployed
39
30,03
11,72
29,87
15,28
22,69
6,62
26,90
7,19
Housewife
119
25,06
10,65
29,62
17,49
25,88
13,99
26,36
10,15
Retired
26
26,70
10,34
27,69
13,13
25,00
11,61
26,19
8,31
Total
596
32,61
17,67
32,84
17,92
27,00
14,01
30,30
10,36

Variable

Loss of
Control-LC

Source of
Variance
Between
groups
Within
groups
Total

Tolerance
Development-

Between
groups

Square
Total
24150,221
161652,27
2
185802,49
3
3266,126

Degree
of
Freedo
m

Mean
Square
4

591

6037,5
55
273,52
3

F

p

22,07
3

,00
0

2,569

,03
7

595
4

816,53
2

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Significant
difference
(LSD)
between the
students and
other
professional
groups
housewives,
students and

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Within
groups
Total

Negative
Consequences
for Social
RelationshipsNCSR
Internet
addiction
(Total)

Between
groups
Within
groups
Total
Between
groups
Within
groups
Total

187838,36
2
191104,48
8

591

317,83
1

professional
groups

595

1498,583

4

115376,61
6
116875,19
9

591

374,64
6
195,22
3

1,919

,10
6
--

595

6353,119

4

1588,2
80

57570,829

591

97,413

63923,947

16,30
5

,00
0

595

between
students and
other
professional
groups

Table 3 indicated that internet addiction scores of the students were higher in terms of sub-scales and IA general
when compared to other professional groups. An analysis was conducted to determine whether these observed
differences were significant. Analysis results showed that the difference between NCSC(F(4-591)= 1.919;
P>0.05) scores of the individuals according to professional groups was not significant; while the difference
among LC (F(4-591)= 22.073; P<0.01) and TD (F(4-591)= 2.569; P<0.05) and IA (F(4-591)= 16.305; P<0.01)
total scores was significant. LSD test was performed to determine the groups which caused difference. LSD test
results showed that there was a significant difference between the students and other professional groups in LC
sub-dimension; among housewives, students and the individuals who were working in TD sub dimension;
between students and other professional groups in IA general total.
4. Internet Addiction Levels of the Individuals according to Gender
Table 4. t Test Results according to Gender of the Individuals
Variable

N

M
SD
DF
t
p
31,9
Male 312
17,97
8
Loss of Control-LC
594
,362
,913
Fema
33,3
284
17,33
le
1
29,1
Male 312
16,15
5,39
5
594,000
Tolerance Development-TD
6
Fema
36,9
284
18,88
le
0
24,7
Male 312
12,15
Negative Consequences for
6
594 4,14 ,000
Social Relationships-NCSR
Fema
29,4
8
284
15,46
le
7
28,3
Male 312
9,95
5
Internet addiction (Total)
594 4,91 ,000
Fema
32,4
6
284
10,39
le
5
It was understood from Table 4 that internet addiction scores of males were higher from those of females in subscales (LC, TD and NCSC) and in the general of the scale. An analysis was performed to determine whether
these observed differences were significant. Analysis results showed that the difference between internet
addiction scores of males and females according to LC subscale was not significant (t(594)=-.913; P>0.05); DFO
(t(594)= -5.396),. However, it was found that the difference between internet addiction scores of males and
females according to TD (t(594)= -5.396), NCSC (t(594)=-4.148) sub scales and IA general total (t(395)=4,916) was significant
RESULT AND DISCUSSION
It was found that the individuals had low level of internet addiction in sub-scales and in general of the scale
according to age groups. This finding is consistent with literature data. The literature contains various studies
carried out in different societies which reported significantly low number of individuals with internet addiction

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(Saville et al., 2010; Chaw, Black, 2008). Similar studies found that the majority of the individuals had a low
level of internet addiction (Niesing, 2001; Hahn and Jerusalem, 2001).
It was found that internet addiction levels of 19 and below age group was high. It was observed that there was a
significant difference between internet addiction scores of the individuals who belonged to the age group of 19
and below and 30 and below. Similarly, Choi et al., (2008) reported that internet addiction was more common
among young people, and for this reason, young people should be permanently monitored. Öztürk et al., (2007)
reported that internet addiction turned out to be a serious risk factor particularly for 12-18 age group. Hahn and
Jerusalem (2001) reported that the individuals belonging to the age group of 20-29 used internet more, while
internet addiction scores of the individuals belonging to the group of 19 and below was higher than other groups
and that this situation varied according to gender.
It was found that there was a significant difference between internet addiction scores of the students and other
professional groups. The study of Seville et al, (2010) conducted on high school students reported that internet
addiction of the students who recently started high school was higher than that of other students. Chin-Chung
and Sunny (2003) reported similar results.
Internet addiction levels of males were found to be higher than those of females. These findings are supported by
the findings of various studies in the literature. In a study carried out by Choi et al., (2008) it was reported that
the case of internet addiction was more common in male students when compared to female students. Karaman
and Kurtoğlu (2009) found that male pre-service teachers were more addicted to internet than female pre-service
teachers. Hahn and Jerusalem (2001) reported that males used internet more when compared to females;
however internet use levels of females increased in years.
Internet addiction is described as the use of internet in increasing amounts of time in order to achieve
satisfaction. Research shows that Internet addiction results in personal, family, academic, financial, and
occupational problems. Because internet addicts by definition will have difficulty moderating their use on their
own, therapy techniques can be employed to help them to become more motivated to reduce their use, and to
become more conscious of how they get into trouble with the Internet. For this reason, in some countries,
therapy centers are founded to identify and treat Internet addiction. Parents need to be aware of the signs of the
internet addiction to help their children. For families, schools should organize such seminars as the symptoms of
internet addiction, communication techniques, and how to take a proactive stance.
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An analysis of internet addiction levels of individuals

  • 1. TOJET: The Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology – October 2011, volume 10 Issue 4 AN ANALYSIS OF INTERNET ADDICTION LEVELS OF INDIVIDUALS ACCORDING TO VARIOUS VARIABLES Cengiz ŞAHİN Ahi Evran University, Faculty of Education, Kırşehir, Turkey csahin@ahievran.edu.tr ABSTRACT The concept of internet addiction refers to the excessive use of internet which in turn causes various problems in individual, social and professional aspects. The aim of this study was to determine internet addiction levels of internet users from all age groups. The study used survey model. Study group of the study consisted of a total of 596 people from all age groups. “Personal Information Form” and “Internet Addiction Scale” were used for data collection. Arithmetic mean, standard deviation, independent sampling and t test, ANOVA and LSD tests were performed on collected data. The findings of the study revealed that the individuals had low levels of internet addiction both in sub-scales and in the general of the scale according to age groups. It was found that there was a significant difference between internet addiction scores of the individuals who belonged to the age group of 19 and below and 30 and below. There was a significant difference between the internet addiction scores of students and other professional groups. It was found that internet addiction levels of males were higher than those of females. The results of the study were discussed together with the results of different studies and suggestions were made. Keywords: Internet, Addiction, Individual INTRODUCTION During the years of Cold War, United States of America supported all kinds of inventions to fulfill their military objectives. To achieve this aim, Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) was established in 1958. Today’s internet was developed as a result of long studies carried out in ARPA (Musch, 2000). The World Wide Web (WWW) was developed and began to be widespread in 1991 (Hecht, 2001). While number of wide band internet users in Turkey was 18.604 in 2003, it reached 8.7 million by the end of 2010 (Information Technology and Communication Institution, 2011). Rapid development of computer technology in information society and particularly the invention and advancement of internet led to major changes in human life. Today, thanks to internet, it is possible to shop from virtual stores, to meet new people and make new friends via social networks, to easily access information and sources required for any subject or to be informed about any event that takes place anywhere in the world (Çalık, Çınar, 2009). In addition to many positive effects, it is possible to discuss negative effects of computers, particularly of internet on individuals and society (Çalık, Çınar, 2009; Khasawneh, Al-Awidi, 2008; Kelleci, 2008: Weiner, 1996). Internet addiction might be listed among these negative effects (Chou, Condron, Belland, 2005). The concept of internet addiction, which was first used by Goldberg in 1995, has recently turned out to be a phenomena, which is tried to be defined through various terms such as “net addiction”, “internet addiction”, “online addiction”, “internet addiction disorder”, pathologic internet use” and “cyber disorder” (Eichenberg & Ott, 1999). Although there is not a standard definition for internet addiction yet (Chou, Condron, Belland, 2005) the most basic symptoms can be listed as inability to restrict internet use, to continue internet use despite social or academic hazards and feeling a deep anxiety when access to internet is restricted (Öztürk et al, 2007). Internet addiction is not still defined as a disorder in “Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders” (also known as “DSM-IV-TR”) published by the American Psychological Association in 2000. It was suggested that pathological gambling disorder was viewed as most akin to internet addiction (Köroğlu, 2001; Öztürk et al., 2007). Young, who first introduced the definition of internet addiction and determined the first diagnosis criteria concluded that “pathological gambling” under the title of impulse control disorders in DSM IV was viewed as most akin to internet addiction. Internet addiction does not involve misuse of any substances (Greenfield, 1999: Cited by. Arısoy, 2009). The concept of internet addiction refers to the excessive use of internet which in turn causes various problems in individual, social and professional aspects. Internet addiction recently began to be analyzed as a psychological problem in association with various psychological problems in the academic world. Particularly educators, psychological counselors, psychologists and psychiatrists tended to carry out various researches on internet addiction (Zimmerl, 1998; Eichenberg and Ott, 1999; Morahan-Martin and Schumacher, 2000; Young, 2006; Ayaroğlu, 2002; Bölükbaş, 2003; Orhan and Akkoyunlu, 2004; Cengizhan, 2005; Esen 2007; Turnalar Kurtaran, 2008). These studies generally investigated the relationship between excessive use of internet and loneliness, Copyright  The Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology 60
  • 2. TOJET: The Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology – October 2011, volume 10 Issue 4 depression, having antisocial values and low emotional intelligence, the relationships with the family, particularly with mother and friends, playing online games, searching and shopping, depressive symptoms, decreased social interaction, psychological well-being of the individual, social, verbal and academic functions. The literature contains only a limited number of studies which investigated internet addiction levels of different age groups. For this reason, this study aimed to determine internet addiction of internet users from different age groups and thus to produce concrete and applicable solutions to overcome this problem. It is believed that this study differed from other studies in the literature from these aspects. The main problem of this study was to determine the levels of internet addiction which cause excessive use of internet by the individuals from different age groups and in turn leads to experiencing various problems in individual, social and professional aspects. Aim of the Study The aim of this study was to determine internet addiction levels of individuals from all age groups in terms of various variables. To achieve the aim of the study, the following questions were tried to be answered: 1. What are the internet addiction levels of the individuals? 2. Do internet addiction levels of the individuals vary according to age group? 3. Do internet addiction levels of the individuals vary according professional group? 4. Do internet addiction levels of the individuals vary according to gender? METHOD Study Model This is a descriptive study which used survey model. As it is known, survey models aim to indicate an existing situation as they are (Karasar, 1999). In this framework, we tried to determine internet addiction levels of the individuals from all age groups. Study Group Population of the study consisted of the individuals living in Kırşehir province of Turkey. Among random sampling methods, simple random sampling method was used to determine the study group. Study group of the study consisted of a total of 596 individuals from different age groups living in Kırşehir city center. Of the individuals in the study group, 284 (47.7%) were male, 312 (52.3%) were female. As for the distribution of the study group according to age groups; a total of 109 (18.3%) belonged to the age group of 19 and below; 98 (16.4%) belonged to the age group of 20-29;155 (26.0%) belonged to the age group of 30-39; 141 (23.7%) belonged to the age group of 40-49; and 93 (15.6) belonged to the age group of 50 and above. As for the distribution of the participants according to professional status, it was found that 191 (32.0%) were students; 221 (37.1%) worked in various professions; 39 (6.5%) were unemployed; 119 (20.0%) were housewives and 26 (4.4%) were retired. Study Instruments “Personal Information Form” and “Internet Addiction Scale” were used for data collection. Personal Information Form: This form consists of four questions on the data about the independent variables of the study. Internet Addiction Scale (IAS): The scale, which was designed by Hahn and Jerusalem (2001), aims to determine internet addiction levels of the individuals. The original title of the scale is “Skala zur Erfassung der Internetsucht”. The scale was adapted into Turkish by Şahin and Korkmaz (2011). The scale contains 19 items and 3 factors. The first factor is “Loss of Control-LC”; the second factor is “Tolerance Development-TD” and the third factor is “Negative Consequences for Social Relationships-NCSR” Kaiser-Meyer-Oklin (KMO) and Bartlett test analyses were performed to test structural validity of the scale. KMO= 0,919; Bartlett test value was x2= 6087,383; sd=171 (p=0,000). It was found that the items within the scale concentrated on three factors and explained 68.095% of total variance. Confirmatory factor analyses showed that the model had an acceptable adaptation. To calculate discriminative power of items, the correlations between the scores obtained from each item and the scores obtained from the factors were calculated and it was found that each item had a significant and positive relationship with factor score. Internal consistency analyses were conducted to calculate internal consistency of the scale. Analyses revealed that internal consistency coefficients of the factors varied between 0.887 and 0.926 and that internal consistency coefficient for the general of the scale was 0.858. Copyright  The Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology 61
  • 3. TOJET: The Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology – October 2011, volume 10 Issue 4 Data Analysis and Interpretation Each of the items in internet addiction scale was scaled as Never (1), Rarely (2) Sometimes (3), Generally (4) and Always (5). In parallel with the structure of the scale, for three sub-factors, averages of the response of the individuals to five-item Likert type scale were calculated severally. High averages indicate high level of internet addiction while low averages indicate low addiction levels. The scores obtained from the responses of the individuals to five-item Likert type scale did not show a standard character due to the differences in number of items in the sub-factors. For this reason, obtained raw scores were converted into standard scores (minimum 20; maximum 100). The levels corresponding to the scores obtained from sub-scales can be summarized as follows: low internet addiction (20-51), mean internet addiction (52-67), high internet addiction (68-100). In this framework, internet addiction levels of the individuals were analyzed using arithmetic mean, standard deviation, t test, ANOVA and LSD analyses. p<.05 level was considered as adequate for the significance between the factors. FINDINGS In this section, the findings of the study were presented and evaluated in tables. 1. Internet Addiction Levels of the Individuals Table 1. Internet Addiction Levels of the Individuals Variable N Loss of Control-LC Tolerance DevelopmentTD Negative Consequences 596 for Social RelationshipsNCSR Internet addiction (Total) Table 1 indicates that the individuals and in the general of the scale. M 32,61 32,84 27,01 SD Min Max 17,6 7 17,9 2 17,1 4 20,0 0 100,0 0 100,0 0 14,0 17,5 1 0 100,0 0 Low Levels (f/%) Medium High 510 85,6 38 6,4 48 8,1 511 85,7 46 7,7 39 6,5 538 90,3 43 7,2 15 2,5 10,3 18,9 71,58 570 95,6 24 4,0 2 0,3 7 5 in different age groups had a low level of internet addiction in sub-scales 30,30 2. Internet Addiction Levels of the Individuals according to Age Groups Table 2. Means, Standard deviations and Variance Analysis Results of the Internet Addiction Levels of the Individuals according to Age Groups Internet Negative addiction Consequences Tolerance Loss of Development(Total) for Social Age Groups N Control-LC TD RelationshipsNCSR M SD M SD M SD M SD >19 age 109 47,31 22,85 31,74 17,46 26,67 14,48 35,35 10,26 20-29 age 98 33,24 17,27 34,69 18,91 29,26 14,78 31,87 10,10 30-39 age 155 28,02 12,70 31,45 17,38 25,32 11,59 27,61 9,33 40-49 age 141 29,99 15,53 34,36 18,67 26,33 13,64 29,37 10,35 50 < age 93 26,39 10,68 32,20 17,13 28,87 16,44 28,66 10,26 Genel Ortalama 596 32,62 17,67 32,84 17,92 27,01 14,01 30,30 10,36 Degree of Freedo m Variable Source of Variance Square Total Loss of ControlLC Between groups 31436,16 3 4 7859,041 Within 154366,3 591 261,195 Mean Square F p 30,08 9 ,000 Copyright  The Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology Significant difference (LSD) the age group of 19 and below – other 62
  • 4. TOJET: The Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology – October 2011, volume 10 Issue 4 groups Total Tolerance DevelopmentTD Between groups Within groups Total Negative Consequences for Social RelationshipsNCSR Internet addiction (Total) Between groups Within groups Total Between groups Within groups Total 30 185802,4 93 1130,806 189973,6 82 191104,4 88 1337,159 115538,0 40 116875,1 99 4513,296 59410,65 2 63923,94 7 age groups 595 4 282,702 591 ,879 ,476 321,444 -- 595 4 334,290 591 1,710 ,146 195,496 -- 595 4 1128,324 591 11,22 4 ,000 100,526 595 the age group of 19 and below – other age groups Data in Table 2 revealed that internet addiction levels of the individuals who belonged to the age group of 19 and below were higher than those of the individuals who belonged to the age group of 20 and over. An analysis was made to determine whether these differences were significant. The results showed that there was not a significant difference between TD (F(4-591)= .879, P>0.05) and NCSC (F(4-591)= 1.710, P>0.05) scores. It was found that there was a significant difference between LC (F(4-591)= 30.089, P<0.01) and IA general total scores (F(4591)= 11.224, P<0.01). LSD test was performed to determine the groups which caused difference. LSD test results revealed that there was a significant difference between the internet addiction scores of 19 and below age group and other age groups. 3. Internet Addiction Levels of the Individuals according to Professional Groups Table 3. Means, Standard deviations and Variance Analysis Results of the Internet Addiction Levels of the Individuals according to Professional Groups Internet Negative addiction Consequences Tolerance Loss of Professional Development(Total) for Social N Control-LC Groups RelationshipsTD NCSR M SD M SD M SD M SD Student 191 41,45 21,95 34,63 19,14 28,63 15,13 34,62 10,35 Worker 221 30,20 14,88 34,16 17,69 27,20 14,09 29,77 9,85 Unemployed 39 30,03 11,72 29,87 15,28 22,69 6,62 26,90 7,19 Housewife 119 25,06 10,65 29,62 17,49 25,88 13,99 26,36 10,15 Retired 26 26,70 10,34 27,69 13,13 25,00 11,61 26,19 8,31 Total 596 32,61 17,67 32,84 17,92 27,00 14,01 30,30 10,36 Variable Loss of Control-LC Source of Variance Between groups Within groups Total Tolerance Development- Between groups Square Total 24150,221 161652,27 2 185802,49 3 3266,126 Degree of Freedo m Mean Square 4 591 6037,5 55 273,52 3 F p 22,07 3 ,00 0 2,569 ,03 7 595 4 816,53 2 Copyright  The Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology Significant difference (LSD) between the students and other professional groups housewives, students and 63
  • 5. TOJET: The Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology – October 2011, volume 10 Issue 4 TD Within groups Total Negative Consequences for Social RelationshipsNCSR Internet addiction (Total) Between groups Within groups Total Between groups Within groups Total 187838,36 2 191104,48 8 591 317,83 1 professional groups 595 1498,583 4 115376,61 6 116875,19 9 591 374,64 6 195,22 3 1,919 ,10 6 -- 595 6353,119 4 1588,2 80 57570,829 591 97,413 63923,947 16,30 5 ,00 0 595 between students and other professional groups Table 3 indicated that internet addiction scores of the students were higher in terms of sub-scales and IA general when compared to other professional groups. An analysis was conducted to determine whether these observed differences were significant. Analysis results showed that the difference between NCSC(F(4-591)= 1.919; P>0.05) scores of the individuals according to professional groups was not significant; while the difference among LC (F(4-591)= 22.073; P<0.01) and TD (F(4-591)= 2.569; P<0.05) and IA (F(4-591)= 16.305; P<0.01) total scores was significant. LSD test was performed to determine the groups which caused difference. LSD test results showed that there was a significant difference between the students and other professional groups in LC sub-dimension; among housewives, students and the individuals who were working in TD sub dimension; between students and other professional groups in IA general total. 4. Internet Addiction Levels of the Individuals according to Gender Table 4. t Test Results according to Gender of the Individuals Variable N M SD DF t p 31,9 Male 312 17,97 8 Loss of Control-LC 594 ,362 ,913 Fema 33,3 284 17,33 le 1 29,1 Male 312 16,15 5,39 5 594,000 Tolerance Development-TD 6 Fema 36,9 284 18,88 le 0 24,7 Male 312 12,15 Negative Consequences for 6 594 4,14 ,000 Social Relationships-NCSR Fema 29,4 8 284 15,46 le 7 28,3 Male 312 9,95 5 Internet addiction (Total) 594 4,91 ,000 Fema 32,4 6 284 10,39 le 5 It was understood from Table 4 that internet addiction scores of males were higher from those of females in subscales (LC, TD and NCSC) and in the general of the scale. An analysis was performed to determine whether these observed differences were significant. Analysis results showed that the difference between internet addiction scores of males and females according to LC subscale was not significant (t(594)=-.913; P>0.05); DFO (t(594)= -5.396),. However, it was found that the difference between internet addiction scores of males and females according to TD (t(594)= -5.396), NCSC (t(594)=-4.148) sub scales and IA general total (t(395)=4,916) was significant RESULT AND DISCUSSION It was found that the individuals had low level of internet addiction in sub-scales and in general of the scale according to age groups. This finding is consistent with literature data. The literature contains various studies carried out in different societies which reported significantly low number of individuals with internet addiction Copyright  The Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology 64
  • 6. TOJET: The Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology – October 2011, volume 10 Issue 4 (Saville et al., 2010; Chaw, Black, 2008). Similar studies found that the majority of the individuals had a low level of internet addiction (Niesing, 2001; Hahn and Jerusalem, 2001). It was found that internet addiction levels of 19 and below age group was high. It was observed that there was a significant difference between internet addiction scores of the individuals who belonged to the age group of 19 and below and 30 and below. Similarly, Choi et al., (2008) reported that internet addiction was more common among young people, and for this reason, young people should be permanently monitored. Öztürk et al., (2007) reported that internet addiction turned out to be a serious risk factor particularly for 12-18 age group. Hahn and Jerusalem (2001) reported that the individuals belonging to the age group of 20-29 used internet more, while internet addiction scores of the individuals belonging to the group of 19 and below was higher than other groups and that this situation varied according to gender. It was found that there was a significant difference between internet addiction scores of the students and other professional groups. The study of Seville et al, (2010) conducted on high school students reported that internet addiction of the students who recently started high school was higher than that of other students. Chin-Chung and Sunny (2003) reported similar results. Internet addiction levels of males were found to be higher than those of females. These findings are supported by the findings of various studies in the literature. In a study carried out by Choi et al., (2008) it was reported that the case of internet addiction was more common in male students when compared to female students. Karaman and Kurtoğlu (2009) found that male pre-service teachers were more addicted to internet than female pre-service teachers. Hahn and Jerusalem (2001) reported that males used internet more when compared to females; however internet use levels of females increased in years. Internet addiction is described as the use of internet in increasing amounts of time in order to achieve satisfaction. Research shows that Internet addiction results in personal, family, academic, financial, and occupational problems. Because internet addicts by definition will have difficulty moderating their use on their own, therapy techniques can be employed to help them to become more motivated to reduce their use, and to become more conscious of how they get into trouble with the Internet. For this reason, in some countries, therapy centers are founded to identify and treat Internet addiction. Parents need to be aware of the signs of the internet addiction to help their children. 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