Abstract
The purpose of this study is to investigate the digital addiction levels of the students studying at the Faculty of Sports of Kocaeli University in terms of variables such as their gender, age, school type, parental education level, income status, class level and success level. To this end, following the permission from the faculty administration, the Digital Addiction Scale, developed by Arslan, Kırık, Karaman and Çetinkaya (2015), was administered to a random sample of voluntary students. Data was analyzed by using the SPSS version 25.0. The results showed that digital addiction levels of the students in terms of their gender, age, school type, income level, parental education level, class level and success level were not significant; however, significant differences were found in favor of those who played sports only in class regarding playing sports, and those who attended the evening education regarding type of education programs.
Highlights
A heavy responsibility lies in the hands of sports trainers, sports managers, physical education and sports teachers and recreation specialists as the ones to take an action against digital addiction and make a habit out of it
It has been an issue of concern to the researchers to determine the addiction levels of the students studying at various departments of the faculties of sports which aim to train them with management, leadership and coaching skills as the future professionals of the sports activities
With reference to the question “Do people who study in the fields of profession considered important in coping with digital addiction which is believed to be on the increase today and in the future have digital addiction?”, It was aimed to determine the digital addiction levels of the students studying at the Faculty of Sports Sciences of Kocaeli University
Summary
With reference to the question “Do people who study in the fields of profession considered important in coping with digital addiction which is believed to be on the increase today and in the future have digital addiction?”, It was aimed to determine the digital addiction levels of the students studying at the Faculty of Sports Sciences of Kocaeli University It was investigated whether there was a significant difference between the specified addiction levels and the variables such as age, gender, class level, type of education program, income level, parental education level, where they stay, academic success, whether they play sports or not, whether they have a sportsman’s license if they do, how long they have been playing that sport, their branch of sports, whether they participate in any activities other than sports, frequency of social media use
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