The Reflections of Smartphone Use and Recreational Use of Internet by High School Students to Leisure Boredom and Academic Achievement

Beyza Merve Akgül (), Ali Selman Özdemir () and Suat Karaküçük ()
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Beyza Merve Akgül: gazi university
Ali Selman Özdemir: Bülent Ecevit University
Suat Karaküçük: gazi university

No 4006011, Proceedings of International Academic Conferences from International Institute of Social and Economic Sciences

Abstract: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the relationship between, on the one hand, smartphone and recreational internet use, and on the other hand, students? academic success, life satisfaction and boredom in leisure time. The study sample contains 439 randomly selected high school students in Cankaya District, Ankara, Turkey. The questionnaire used to collect data is composed of five parts. These are the ?Personal Information Form?, ??Smartphone addiction scale?, ?Addiction Profile Index Internet Scan Form (BAPINT)?, ??leisure boredom scale?? and ??life satisfaction scale??. Frequency and percentage calculations, Pearson Correlations, multiple regression analysis and One-Way ANOVA test were utilized in the analysis .Consequently, it is observed that there is no meaningful difference between students? perceived academic success levels in terms of their smartphone use, F(4, 434)= 2.32, p>0.05. However, it is determined that there is a meaningful difference between students? perceived academic success levels with regard to their recreational internet use, F(4,434)=5.36, p

Keywords: smartphone addiction; recreational use of internet; leisure boredom; academic achievement (search for similar items in EconPapers)
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Date: 2016-08
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Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 24th International Academic Conference, Barcelona, Aug 2016, pages 2-2

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