Abstract
The purpose of this study is to examine internet addiction in terms of social appearance anxiety and strategies for coping with stress. The dependent variable of the research is internet addiction, and its independent variables are social appearance anxiety and strategies for coping with stress. The study group of the research consists of 481 undergraduate and postgraduate students as 318 women (66.1%) and 163 men (33.9%). In order to collect data in the study, Short Version of Young’s Internet Addiction Test, The Social Appearance Anxiety Scale, The Stress Coping Strategy Scale, and Personal Information Form were used. Descriptive statistics, correlation and multiple regression analysis were used to analyze the data. A positive relationship was found between internet addiction and social appearance anxiety of university students. While there is a positive relationship between submissive approach and helpless approach, which are the subscale of coping strategies, and internet addiction of university students, there is a negative relationship between self-confident approach and optimistic approach. The results of the research revealed that the submissive approach and self-confident approach, which are the subscale in for coping with stress, social appearance anxiety are predictive of internet addiction.
Highlights
It is seen that the Internet, reaching more users day by day, is reshaping and developing many aspects of people's lives by integrating into daily life (Mihajlov & Vejmelka, 2017)
In line with the relevant literature, the aim of this study is to examine the relationships between university students' internet addiction, social appearance anxiety, and strategies for coping with stress
When the research findings are analyzed, a positive and significant relationship was found between internet addiction and social appearance anxiety of university students
Summary
It is seen that the Internet, reaching more users day by day, is reshaping and developing many aspects of people's lives by integrating into daily life (Mihajlov & Vejmelka, 2017). Internet addiction is defined as continuing to use the Internet despite having problems in social life, business life and daily work, and being constantly busy with the Internet (Young, 2007). The need for socialization, which is thought to be related to internet addiction, causes excessive internet use in individuals (Günüç & Kayri, 2010). In this respect, it is remarkable that internet addiction is defined in an interpersonal and social framework (Rodgers, Melioli, Laconi, Bui, & Chabrol, 2013). It was inevitable that this situation would affect the society This is because social media plays a big role in creating the ideal body image of individuals
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