INVESTIGATION OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN DIGITAL GAME ADDICTION AND SPIRITUAL INTELLIGENCE LEVELS OF RECREATION DEPARTMENT STUDENTS

Abstract

Introduction: The aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between digital game addiction and mental intelligence levels of recreation department students and to contribute to the relevant literature. The research was conducted using descriptive scanning (survey) and relational scanning model in order to Decipher the relationship between digital game addictions and spiritual intelligence levels of the students of the department of recreation. The study group consists of 156 recreation department students. The Personal Information From, the Digital Game Addiction Scale (DGAS) and the Spiritual Intelligence Characteristics Scale (SICS) were applied as data collection tools. Descriptive statistical methods (percentage, frequency, average, standard deviation) were used in the analysis of the data in the research. Kurtosis and skewness values, Kolmogorov-Smirnov and Shapiro-Wilk tests, Levene (equality of variances) test, T test, one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) and correlation analysis were used to determine whether the data met the prerequisites of parametric tests. According to the results obtained; a significant difference was found in the sub-dimensions of DGAS and SICS in terms of gender, age, grade and general weighted grade point average variables. As a result of the correlation analysis, low level of positive directional relationship was found between the GAS and SICS sub-dimensions. As a result, we can say that it directly affects the spiritual intelligence levels of recreation department students with a high level of digital game addiction.