Determining the Relationship Between Secondary School Students' Digital Addictions and Academic Motivation

Authors : Cengiz Ağlar, Aysel Arslan

Pages : 819-848

Doi:10.14812/cuefd.1419089

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Publication Date : 2025-12-31

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :This study aims to investigate the relationship between digital addiction and academic motivation levels among middle school students and to examine how these variables differ according to various demographic factors. The sample consisted of 930 students (506 female, 424 male) from seven middle schools in Sivas during the fall semester of the 2023-2024 academic year. Employing a quantitative survey design, the research utilized the one-dimensional Digital Addiction Scale developed by Şahin et al. (2019) and the seven-subdimension Academic Motivation Scale developed by Yurt and Bozer (2015). Since the data met the assumption of normality, we applied parametric analyses such as independent samples t-test, one-way ANOVA, Tukey post hoc tests, and Pearson correlation tests. that digital addiction levels differed significantly in favor of female students, students in lower grade levels, and those whose mothers had higher educational attainment. In terms of academic motivation, significant differences were also observed in favor of students whose fathers had higher educational levels, in addition to the aforementioned variables (p< .05). A low-level negative correlation was found between total digital addiction and academic motivation scores. Furthermore, digital addiction correlated negatively at a low level with intrinsic and extrinsic motivation, but positively at a moderate level with amotivation. We recommend that students\\\' digital addiction be controlled through school-family cooperation to maintain and enhance academic motivation.
Keywords : Dijital Bağımlılık, Akademik Motivasyon, Ortaokul, Öğrenci

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