Today, alcohol which is one of most commonly used substance on global level constitutes the etiology of many diseases. Data on alcohol consumption foreshadow the possible rapid increase in its consumption in the coming years. A significant part of the admissions to hospitals, and the clinical prognosis of patients who have undergone diagnostic or surgical processes consist of the...
Objective: This study aimed at investigating the stress levels of medical students during the COVID-19 pandemic and their fear of being deprived of their mobile phones (nomophobia). Method: An online questionnaire consisting of the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS), Nomophobia Scale (NMP-Q) and sociodemographic data was completed with the participation of 341 students. Results: The...
Objective: This descriptive study was carried out to determine the relationship between cyberbullying and internet addiction of high school students. Method: The research was carried out on 546 high school students who studying in 9-12 grades. In this study getting the permission of the ethics committee and the institution, the data were collected using the Descriptive...
Objective: This study was conducted to determine behavioral problems of children of parents with alcohol and substance use disorder. Method: The study included 60 male parents (mean age 39±7,5 years) who had been admitted to the substance addiction clinic and who had children 6 to 18 years of age. The parents were administered the Conners Parent Rating Scale, The Turgay DSM-III...
Objective: The aim of this study is to examine the effects of children's game addiction levels on their sleep and academic success. Method: The study was conducted with 123 parents and children. In the study,‘Digital Game Addiction Scale for Children’ and ‘Children’s Sleep Habits Questionnaire’. Results: 52% of the children included in the study were girls, the average age was 10...
Objective: The aim of this study is to determine hookah smoking profiles of health personnels, perceptions of health effects of hookah and healthy lifestyle behaviors. Method: The study was conducted on 526 health personnels including physicians, nurses and midwives working in three different hospitals. Data of study were collected through Personal Information Form, Perception...
Objective: The aim of this research is to examine the role of sex with physical activity and problematic internet use as predictors of pain levels caused by individuals
Objective: In this study, the death anxiety level of individuals with alcohol use disorder was compared with healthy controls and the relationship with suicidal ideation was evaluated. Method: Twenty-two patients diagnosed with alcohol use disorder and 20 healthy controls with similar sociodemographic characteristics were included in the study. Suicidal ideation and death anxiety...
Amaç: Bu çalışmada Denetimli Serbestlik (DS) Polikliniğine başvuran Madde Kullanım Bozukluğu (MKB) tanılı bireylerde psikolojik acı, çocukluk çağı ruhsal travmaları, aleksitimi, dürtüsellik ve psikolojik dayanıklılığın intihar girişimi ile ilişkisinin incelenmesi amaçlanmıştır. Yöntem: Çalışma DS Polikliniğine başvuran 120 kişi ve sağlıklı kontrol ile yapılmıştır. Tüm katılımc...
Objective: The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of the restrictions imposed due to the COVID-19 Pandemic on nomophobia and smartphone addiction levels. Method: People aged 18 and over who agreed to participate in the study and who have applied the "Nomophobia Scale
Objective: This research explores the relationships between social media addiction, smartphone addiction, gaming disorder and personality, fear of missing out on developments (FoMo) and happiness. Method: This study was conducted with 497 volunteer participants (61,2% female, 38,8% male) who were Erciyes University students. The questionnaire consists of Five- Factor Personality...
Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the exercise addiction level and self-esteem of individuals who exercise, and to examine correlations and differences with different variables. Method: A total of 202 people exercising in sports centers located in Çanakkale provincial center participated in the research. Data collection tools used in the research included the...
Objective: The aim of this study is to examine the relationship between impulsivity levels of university students and social media addiction and the difference between impulsivity and social media addiction according to gender variable. Method: The correlation design of the quantitative research method was used. The study was conducted with 306 students studying at a health...
Objective: The aim of the study is to develop a valid and reliable scale in which adolescents privacy protection skills can be evaluated. Method: The research was conducted with a total of 790 secondary and high school students (F: 435, M: 355) between the ages of 11-18. In order to form the item pool, individual interviews were conducted with 10 students (F: 5, M: 5) between the...
Many digital games have emerged with the effect of technological developments in the 21st century. The overuse of these games has brought new diseases along. The most common of these diseases is game addiction. Game addiction is one of the behavioral addictions. Game addiction is defined by features such as being mentally busy with the game, thinking about the game, disrupting...
Objective: The purpose of the present study was to assess the psychometric properties of the Turkish version of the Metacognitions about Online Gaming Scale (MOGS-T). Method: Two studies were carried out with samples of video gamers (n1 = 196, n2 = 150) who filled a set of questionnaires including the demographic information form, MOGS-T, Gaming Addiction Scale, Internet...
Objective: The aim of this study was to examine the levels of game addiction and anxiety sensitivity in young adults who play online games. Method: The study was conducted cross-sectionally on the sociodemographic data form, the Anxiety Sensitivity Index and the Game Addiction Scale Short Form, which were delivered to volunteers who reported that they played online games through...
Objective: This study was carried out to determine the effect of digital game addiction on happiness and the meaning of life in adolescents. Method: This study, which is a correlational type, was conducted between January and March 2021. The sample of the study consisted of 162 adolescents between the ages of 13-18 who were studying in two high schools in Antalya. In the...
Objective: This study was conducted to determine the correlation between self-efficacy for substance addiction prevention and parental attachment levels of adolescents. Method: A total of 120 adolescents participated in this study, which was conducted as a descriptive correlational study. The data collection tools include "Personal Information Form", "Self-Efficacy Scale for...
Objective: The purpose of this study was to examine motivations for social media use (social connectedness, entertainment, social recognition, information) and its relationship with the addictive use of social media among emerging adult university students. Method: In this quantitative study, data were collected from emerging adult university students (N = 446) who completed The...
Objective: The present study aims to compare Metabolic Syndrome (MetS) parameters in pathological gambling disorder (PGD) patients and healthy controls and analyze the correlation between MetS and impulsivity levels in PGD patients with MetS diagnosis. Method: The present study was conducted with 74 PGD patients and 73 healthy controls. The sociodemographic data form and the...
Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the symptoms of exercise dependence of individuals who do sports in fitness centers and to compare them in terms of certain variables. Method: A total of 209 people, 94 men and 115 women, who regularly do sports in the fitness centers, voluntarily participated in the study. Exercise Dependence Scale-21 was applied to the athletes...
Objective: Phubbing, defined as being busy on the phone by ignoring people, and life satisfaction, which appears as a person's attitude to life, also manifest themselves as variables that affect our mental health. The aim of this study was to determine the predictive effect of phubbing and life satisfaction on the depression symptoms level of the individual. Method: The study...
