İşitme Engelli Adolesanlarda Problemli İnternet Kullanımı ve Sosyalleşme Düzeylerini Etkileyen Faktörler

Tugce AKTAS KUCUKTAS,Betül ÖZEN,Tülay BÜLBÜL

doi:10.33715/inonusaglik.813063

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https://doi.org/10.33715/inonusaglik.813063

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Abstract

This descriptive study was conducted to identify the factors affecting problematic internet usage and the socialization level among hearing-impaired adolescents. The study has been done with one hundred twenty six (97 males and 29 females) hearing-impaired students, aged between 14 and 21. The data were collected using Turkish Sign Language, by the researcher who received Sign Language Interpretation Training. ‘The Problematic Internet Usage Scale’ and ‘Socialization Level Scale’ were used as assessment instruments. The results showed that level of the problematic internet usage and the socialization of the participants were at a moderate level with mean scores of 83.8±19.8 on the Problematic Internet Usage Scale and 31.9±8.9 on the Socialization Level Scale. As hearing-impaired adolescents are encouraged to use more internet in order to increase their socialization level, risks as; problematic internet use, keeping young people away from society, and social exclusion should be taken into consideration.

Highlights

360 million people throughout the world are known to suffer from some sort of hearing impairment (Olusanya, Neuman, & Saunder, 2014)
Instruments The Descriptive Information Form, The Problematic Internet Usage Scale, and Socialization Level Scale were used to collect the data of the study
It is known that the adolescents with disabilities get in contact with strangers more on the internet as they advance in their schooling, their parents supervise them less, and they spend less time outdoors

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INTRODUCTION

360 million people throughout the world are known to suffer from some sort of hearing impairment (Olusanya, Neuman, & Saunder, 2014). Hearing impairment develops as a result of the partial or complete hearing loss and may cause destructive psychological problems for individuals Due to both hearing loss and insufficient verbal communication skills, children who suffer from hearing impairment are widely accepted as being in the disadvantaged group in terms of the development of social skills. Given that these individuals are unable to react to the sounds around them, they suffer from inadequate psychomotor development. This study was conducted to identify the factors affecting problematic internet use and the socialization level among hearing-impaired adolescents

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