Internet Addiction In Adolescence: Evaluation From Mother, Father And Peer Relationship Perspectives

In this study, the purpose is to analyse internet addiction in adolescence from mother-father-adolescent relationships and peer adolescence. This study is a quantitative study conducted with a relational survey model. The study universe consists of 592 high school students. In data analysis, gender, age, having a computer, internet addiction of participants based on internet usage frequency and duration, whether total scores of mother, father and peer scale is related with socio-demographical factors are analysed with singlomu.edue-way multi-variable variance analysis. When multi-variable basic effect is significant and number of groups are more than two, a Scheffe test was applied as post-hoc test. Among variables considered under the scope of this study, correlation analysis and simple linear regression analysis is conducted to determine relationship between mother, father and peer attachment total scores and internet addiction levels respectively. Based on internet usage frequency variable, it is determined that internet addiction and peer relationship significant differed for internet usage frequency. It is determined that internet addiction scores had low level negative relationship with mother and father relationship scores, internet addiction scores had low level positive relationship with peer relationship scores. It is found that mother relationship and control perception score of female students is significantly higher than male students. However, it is determined that internet addiction, father relationships and control perception and peer relationship levels are similar for gender. Study results are compared with related literature and recommendations are provide