An Evaluation of the Association Between Digital Addiction and Academic Self-Efficacy within Nursing Faculty Students

Authors : Berna Kurt, Nilgün Özbaş, İlkay Çulha

Pages : 104-112

Doi:10.5281/zenodo.14576382

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Publication Date : 2024-12-31

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Aim: To assess the level of digital addiction among nursing students and explore the correlation between this addiction and sociodemographic factors, family and friend features, and the resources that are accessible. Method: The study was conducted with the participation of 280 students studying at Bozok University Faculty of Health Sciences from October 2, 2023, to September 1, 2024. The Student Information Form, Digital Addiction Scale, Academic Self-Efficacy Scale were used to collect data. Results: 53.9% of the participants were female. The mean Academic Self-Efficacy Scale was 10.82±1.60. There is a significantly negative relationship between the academic self-efficacy scale and the digital addiction scale and its subscales. It is observed that there is a statistically significant difference in the daily life impact subscale scores of participants according to their ages (p<0.05). Bonferroni was applied to identify the group that caused the difference. It is observed that there is a statistically significant difference in the scores of game subscale, social media subscale, daily life impact subscale, and digital addiction scale based on the participants\\\' gender (p<0.05). Conclusion: As the levels of digital addiction among nursing students increase, their levels of academic self-efficacy decrease. When examined in terms of gender, the impact of gaming addiction and digital addiction on daily life is higher among male students compared to female students. In female students, however, the levels of social media addiction are higher than those of male students.
Keywords : akademik öz yeterlilik, dijital bağımlılık, hemşirelik

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