Effect of COVID-19 Restrictions on Nomophobia and Smartphone Addiction Levels
Yıl: 2021 Cilt: 22 Sayı: 4 Sayfa Aralığı: 395 - 402 Metin Dili: İngilizce DOI: 10.51982/bagimli.911501 İndeks Tarihi: 22-09-2021
Effect of COVID-19 Restrictions on Nomophobia and Smartphone Addiction Levels
Öz: Objective: The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of the restrictions imposed due to the COVID-19Pandemic on nomophobia and smartphone addiction levels.Method: People aged 18 and over who agreed to participate in the study and who have applied the "NomophobiaScale" and the "Smartphone Addiction Scale" (SAS) within 1 year before the pandemic restrictions were included inthe study by applying the same questionnaire during the period after the pandemic restrictions.Results: The number of participants was 100. A statistically significant difference was found between the prepandemic and post-pandemic nomophobia scores of the participants. While the mean nomophobia score was 74.2before the pandemic, it was 76.2 after the pandemic. There was a statistically significant difference between thesmartphone addiction scale scores of the participants before and after the pandemic. While the mean SAS scorebefore the pandemic was 34.0, it increased to 36.7 after the pandemic.Conclusion: Behavioral changes are inevitable during the COVID-19 pandemic and the need for technology hasincreased. Therefore, necessary measures should be taken to prevent psychological disorders caused by theincrease in technology-related addiction levels, and efforts should be made to reduce or control addiction levels.
Anahtar Kelime: COVID-19 Pandemi Kısıtlamalarının Nomofobi ve Akıllı Telefon Bağımlılık Düzeyleri Üzerine Etkisi
Öz: Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı günümüzde gittikçe yaygınlaşan nomofobi ve akıllı telefon bağımlılığının COVID-19 Pandemi nedeniyle uygulanmaya başlanan kısıtlamaların bu bağımlılık düzeylerine etkisinin araştırılmasıdır. Yöntem: Araştırmaya 18 yaş ve üstündeki kişilerden çalışmaya katılmayı kabul eden ve pandemi kısıtlamalarının uygulanmaya başlanmasından önceki 1 yıl içinde “Nomofobi Ölçeği” ve “Akıllı Telefon Bağımlılığı Ölçeği’(ATBÖ) uygulanmış kişilere pandemi kısıtlamaları uygulanmaya başlanmasından sonraki dönemde aynı anket tekrar uygulanarak dahil edilmişlerdir. Bulgular: Katılımcı sayısı 100 olup, %53’ü kadın ve %47’si erkektir. Pandemi sonrası Katılımcıların pandemi öncesi ve pandemi sonrası nomofobi puanları arasında istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bir fark vardır. Pandemi öncesi Nomobofi puan ortalaması 74.2 iken pandemi sonrası bu oran 76.2 olarak elde edilmiştir. Katılımcıların pandemi öncesi ve pandemi sonrası akıllı telefon bağımlılık ölçek puanları arasında istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bir fark vardır. Pandemi öncesi ATBÖ puan ortalaması 34.0 iken pandemi sonrası bu oran 36.7 olarak elde edilmiştir. Sonuç: COVID-19 pandemi sürecinde davranış değişiklikleri meydana gelmesi kaçınılmaz olmuş olup, teknolojiye olan gereksinimde artış meydana gelmiştir. Dolayısıyla teknolojiyle ilişkili bağımlılık düzeylerindeki artışın yol açacağı psiklojik bozuklukların önüne geçmek için gerekli önlemler alınarak, bağımlılık düzeylerinin azaltılması ya da kontrol altına alınmasına çalışılmalıdır. Hacettepe Üniversitesi, Tıp Fakültesi, Aile Hekimliği Anabilim Dalı, Ankara, Türkiye
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| Chicago | Fidancı İzzet,Aksoy Hilal,Yengil Taci Duygu,AYHAN BAŞER Duygu,Cankurtaran Mustafa Effect of COVID-19 Restrictions on Nomophobia and Smartphone Addiction Levels. (2021): 395 - 402. 10.51982/bagimli.911501 |
| MLA | Fidancı İzzet,Aksoy Hilal,Yengil Taci Duygu,AYHAN BAŞER Duygu,Cankurtaran Mustafa Effect of COVID-19 Restrictions on Nomophobia and Smartphone Addiction Levels. , 2021, ss.395 - 402. 10.51982/bagimli.911501 |
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| ISNAD | Fidancı, İzzet vd. "Effect of COVID-19 Restrictions on Nomophobia and Smartphone Addiction Levels". (2021), 395-402. https://doi.org/10.51982/bagimli.911501 |
| APA | Fidancı İ, Aksoy H, Yengil Taci D, AYHAN BAŞER D, Cankurtaran M (2021). Effect of COVID-19 Restrictions on Nomophobia and Smartphone Addiction Levels. Bağımlılık Dergisi, 22(4), 395 - 402. 10.51982/bagimli.911501 |
| Chicago | Fidancı İzzet,Aksoy Hilal,Yengil Taci Duygu,AYHAN BAŞER Duygu,Cankurtaran Mustafa Effect of COVID-19 Restrictions on Nomophobia and Smartphone Addiction Levels. Bağımlılık Dergisi 22, no.4 (2021): 395 - 402. 10.51982/bagimli.911501 |
| MLA | Fidancı İzzet,Aksoy Hilal,Yengil Taci Duygu,AYHAN BAŞER Duygu,Cankurtaran Mustafa Effect of COVID-19 Restrictions on Nomophobia and Smartphone Addiction Levels. Bağımlılık Dergisi, vol.22, no.4, 2021, ss.395 - 402. 10.51982/bagimli.911501 |
| AMA | Fidancı İ,Aksoy H,Yengil Taci D,AYHAN BAŞER D,Cankurtaran M Effect of COVID-19 Restrictions on Nomophobia and Smartphone Addiction Levels. Bağımlılık Dergisi. 2021; 22(4): 395 - 402. 10.51982/bagimli.911501 |
| Vancouver | Fidancı İ,Aksoy H,Yengil Taci D,AYHAN BAŞER D,Cankurtaran M Effect of COVID-19 Restrictions on Nomophobia and Smartphone Addiction Levels. Bağımlılık Dergisi. 2021; 22(4): 395 - 402. 10.51982/bagimli.911501 |
| IEEE | Fidancı İ,Aksoy H,Yengil Taci D,AYHAN BAŞER D,Cankurtaran M "Effect of COVID-19 Restrictions on Nomophobia and Smartphone Addiction Levels." Bağımlılık Dergisi, 22, ss.395 - 402, 2021. 10.51982/bagimli.911501 |
| ISNAD | Fidancı, İzzet vd. "Effect of COVID-19 Restrictions on Nomophobia and Smartphone Addiction Levels". Bağımlılık Dergisi 22/4 (2021), 395-402. https://doi.org/10.51982/bagimli.911501 |
