Abstract
This study aimed to examine internet use in terms of psychological well-being. The descriptive and correlational research designs were used in this study. The data were collected by the online survey. The survey included “Internet Addiction” and “Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being scales” and a “Socio-Demographic Form”. Four hundred and twelve people participated in the study. A negative, moderate and significant relationship was found between internet addiction and psychological well-being. It has been determined that being under the age of 25, single, unemployed and having a low income are the factors that significantly increase internet addiction. In addition, with the increase in work and income levels, psychological well-being increases significantly. These findings show that individuals under the age of 25, single, unemployed, and in low-income group are in the risk group for internet addiction. As a result, it can be suggested to focus on individuals in the risk group and psycho-training program can be designed for increasing the level of psychological well-being in order to prevent internet addiction. Key words: Internet addiction, internet usage, psychological well-being.
Highlights
This study aims to examine internet use in terms of psychological well-being.Turkey has been connected to the internet since April 1993 (Bolukbas, 2003), and today there have been millions of internet users in Turkey (Turkish Statistical Institute, 2020)
As a result of proportioning the average scores to the lowest and highest scores that can be obtained from the scales, the internet addiction level of the participants is 20.9%; it can be said that their psychological well-being level is 68.2%
When all of these findings are evaluated together with the meaningful relationships between internet addiction and psychological well-being, it is possible to say that individuals under the age of 25, single, unemployed, and low-income group are in the risk group in terms of internet addiction
Summary
This study aims to examine internet use in terms of psychological well-being.Turkey has been connected to the internet since April 1993 (Bolukbas, 2003), and today there have been millions of internet users in Turkey (Turkish Statistical Institute, 2020). While the internet makes work easier for many people, it brings the danger of addiction for people who show excessive use. As a result, it causes some physical and psychological problems (Goldberg, 1996). It causes some physical and psychological problems (Goldberg, 1996) For this reason, internet addiction, which is generally expressed as spending long time on the internet and not being able to control the amount of internet usage, is seen as a significant problem today (Leung, 2004). It is stated that people who can attain a healthy harmony possess psychological well-being (Ryff and Keyes, 1995)
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