Abstract
Objective: The aim of this study is to examine the predictive relationships between loneliness, Internet addiction, and mindfulness. Method: The study group consisted of 507 university students studying at Gaziantep University. Of the participants, 352 (69.4%) were female and 155 (30.6%) were male. UCLA Loneliness Scale, Internet Addiction Scale, and Mindfulness Scale were used for data collection. Firstly, the normal distribution of data is examined. Then correlation analysis on loneliness was conducted in order to determine the relationship between Internet addiction and mindfulness. The structural equation was used to measure loneliness in order to determine the predictive relationship between Internet addiction and mindfulness. Results: The results of the study showed that loneliness was negatively correlated with mindfulness, and there was a positive correlation that Internet addiction and mindfulness have a negative relationship with Internet addiction. According to the structural equation model, it was observed that loneliness predicted Internet addiction in a positive way and mindfulness in a negative way. Mindfulness predicts Internet addiction in a negative way. The loneliness has also been found to have an indirect effect on Internet addiction via the mindfulness variable.
Highlights
Nowadays, the Internet has become an interest to researchers due to the excessive use of the Internet and the increasing use rising in addictive levels [1, 2]
According to the results of correlation analysis to determine the relationships between the variables, it was concluded that mindfulness is negatively related to all sub-dimensions of Internet addiction and loneliness in accordance with the literature
When the correlation analysis between loneliness and Internet addiction was examined, it was determined that loneliness was related to all aspects of Internet addiction with positive direction
Summary
The Internet has become an interest to researchers due to the excessive use of the Internet and the increasing use rising in addictive levels [1, 2]. LaRose, and Peng [11] have expressed that variables such as loneliness and depression with study individuals could prove to be fixed causes with Internet usage and could push compulsive levels so that it would be used more. In another study in which the relationship between Internet addiction and loneliness was examined, it was reported that high levels of Internet usage was associated with low levels of social loneliness and high levels emotional loneliness. Based on these results, it is stated that even if the Internet is used for communication purposes, it can negatively affect the social well-being of individuals [12]. Zhang et al [15] reported that loneliness predicts compulsive Internet use positively
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