THE RELATION BETWEEN DIGITAL GAME ADDICTIONS OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AND THEIR LEVELS OF LONELINESS

Authors : Burak KAYMAK, Gülten HERGÜNER

Pages : 1-11

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Publication Date : 2021-10-31

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :The aim of this study is to examine the relation between digital game addictions of high school students and their loneliness levels. The study was conducted using the relational screening model. The population of the research consists of students in Anatolian, Vocational and Technical, Fine Arts and Sports high schools, which are located in Beykoz and Ataşehir districts of Istanbul and affiliated to the Ministry of National Education, and the sampling consists of 779 high school students selected from this population using convenience sampling method. “Digital Game Addiction Scale”, “UCLA Loneliness Scale” and “Personal Information Form” were used as data collection tools in the study. Descriptive statistics, independent groups t-test, one-way variance analysis insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(ANOVA); and Pearson correlation analysis were applied to the collected data. When the research findings are examined, digital game addiction scores were found to differ significantly insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(p .05); according to gender. Finally, it was found that there was a positive low level of significant relation between digital game addiction and loneliness levels of licensed sports players and non-sports players insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(p<.05);. It was also found that the whole sample group had a positive low level of significant relation between digital game addiction and levels of loneliness insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(p<.05);.
Keywords : Digital game addiction, loneliness, student, sports