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Internet Addiction and Psychosocial Functioning among University Students

In the past decade, research has accumulated signifying that excessive Internet use can lead to the development of behavioral addiction. Internet addiction has been measured as a danger to mental health and excessive internet usage has been connected to a variety of harmful psychosocial consequences. The research aims to investigate internet addiction and psychosocial functioning among university students. The study was descriptive. The research objectives included exploring the relationship between Internet Addiction and psychosocial functioning among university students, finding out the statistical difference between psychosocial functioning and duration of daily internet use, and studying the demographical variation such as age, gender, etc among university students influencing Internet Addiction and psychosocial functioning. To achieve these objectives, stratified random sampling was used to collect data from male and female university students of 2 public and 2 private universities in Islamabad. The results show an association between internet addiction and psychosocial function among university students. It further elaborates that male university students are more internet-addicted than females whereas females show higher psychosocial functioning. The result also illustrates that young university students are more internet addiction and psychosocial functioning than other ages. It further explains that a private university shows more internet addiction and psychosocial functioning than a public university.

Designing web search UI for the elderly community: a systematic literature review

Now-a-days the number of older people or senior citizens are rapidly increasing across the world and their need for the internet is also increasing mostly for information searching to make them up to date with the current trends and news. Therefore, they need a search user interface that is to be elderly-friendly so as to communicate with the computing system and to attain better results for their search task. The user interface is the only way of communication between the users and the computing systems. Currently, available user interfaces focus only on youngsters' needs and their recommendations to attract them, but the need for seniors is neglected, because of which the elders could not handle these complicated user interfaces for their search task and attain their target information. Thus, this topic is in trend today by the researchers to build a new type of user interface that can cope up with the elderly needs and to improve their daily life. Even though there exists a considerable growth in this research area, there are no attempts made to analyze the existing studies systematically and utilize those ideas mentioned by various other researchers. Thus, in this systematic literature review, the existing methods of search user interfaces and the elderly user behaviors are well analyzed and then certain recommendations are proposed which are useful for future researches in this field. The objective of this systematic literature review (SLR) is to collect and analyze the facts that are proposed in existing research articles and existing designs of web search user interface that are related to the challenges, impact and limitations that elderly people are experiencing while doing a web search in their daily activities so as to gather information online. This SLR is organized by gathering all the existing survey papers and research papers that have been published over a specific period of time. These papers are systematically reviewed by some pre-defined reviewing strategy thereby making a conclusion regarding the design of user interface for the elderly community. A total of 30 studies are selected as primary subject for the literature survey regarding web search user interface for the elderly. From these selected studies, the data needed for the research are extracted using an approach of systematic mapping and are synthesized to acquire knowledge related to the current research topic. These studies are analyzed and synthesized in such a way that the knowledgeis used for answering the research questions formulated during the survey. The information regarding the user interface for interaction, the assistance provided to elderly by the existing user interfaces, the impact created by those UI’s on the elderly community and the research gaps and limitations that occur in existing researches and systems while communicating with the computing systems through a user interface for their daily internet search activities are extracted and some recommendations are proposed for future researchers. There are some more research gaps identified in the current state-of-the-art since most of the researches don’t focus on the aging of the elderly and their consequences while interacting with the computing system through a user interface. Thus, this research can help in finding a better understanding of elders and the difficulties faced by them while searching through the internet so as to develop a positive impact for the researchers to create an elderly-friendly user interface for web search activities.

Long-term daily Internet use and alcohol consumption among rural teenagers

Long-term daily Internet use and alcohol consumption among rural teenagers

Investigation of High School Students’ Attitudes towards the Use of Augmented Reality Applications in Biology Instruction

Çalışmada öğrencilerin artırılmış gerçeklik uygulamalarına yönelik tutumlarının çeşitli değişkenler açısından incelenmesi amaçlanmıştır. Çalışma nicel ve nitel yöntemlerin birlikte kullanıldığı karma yöntemsel yaklaşımla desenlenmiş ve 10 farklı okuldan toplam 618 lise öğrencisi ile gerçekleştirilmiştir. Nicel verilerin toplanmasında, Küçük, Yılmaz, Baydaş ve Göktaş (2014) tarafından geliştirilen “Artırılmış Gerçeklik Ölçeği” kullanılmıştır. Nitel verilerin toplanmasında ise yarı yapılandırılmış görüşme formu hazırlanmış ve bu form aynı çalışma grubu içerisinde yer alan her bir okuldan 2 öğrenci olmak üzere toplam 18 öğrenci ve biyoloji dersini veren 7 öğretmene uygulanmıştır. Nicel verilerin çözümlenmesinde bağımsız örneklem t-testi ve tek-yönlü ANOVA testinden yararlanırken, nitel veriler içerik analizi ile çözümlenmiştir. Yapılan analizler sonucunda öğrencilerin artırılmış gerçeklik (AG) uygulamalarına karşı olumlu tutum içerisinde oldukları ve AG uygulamalarına yönelik tutumlarının cinsiyet, okul türü ve günlük ortalama internet kullanım süresi değişkenleri açısından anlamlı farklılık oluşturduğu ortaya çıkmıştır. Öğrenci görüşlerinden elde edilen bulgulara göre AG uygulamaların öğrenci öğrenmelerini kolaylaştırdığı, kalıcılığı arttırdığı, görsellik sağlaması sebebiyle ilgi çekici olduğu ve öğrencilerin müfredat içerisinde birçok farklı derslerde de bu tür uygulamaları kullanmak istedikleri ortaya çıkmıştır. Bununla birlikte öğretmenlerden alınan görüşler çerçevesinde de derslerde AG uygulamalarının kullanılmasının, öğrencilerin derse yönelik ilgisinde ve akademik başarılarında artış sağlama, kalıcı öğrenme, araştırma yapmaya yönlendirme ve müfredata destek olma gibi olumlu durumlara imkân verdiği görülmüştür.

Investigation of the Relationship between Digital Citizenship and Digital Literacy Levels of Secondary School Students

The main purpose of this study is to determine whether digital literacy is a predictor of digital citizenship by examining the relationship between digital citizenship and digital literacy levels of secondary education students in terms of various variables. The study group of the study consists of 847 secondary school students’ who study in public schools in Selcuklu central district of Konya province in 2018 - 2019 academic year. The screening method, one of the quantitative research methods, was used in the research. As data collection tool; “Personal Information Form” developed by the researcher to reach the personal information of secondary school students, “Digital Citizenship Scale” developed by Som-Vural to determine the levels of digital citizenship, and “Digital Literacy Scale” developed by Hamutoglu and others to determine the levels of digital literacy was applied. At the end of the study, it was concluded that the digital citizenship levels of secondary school students were high. It was concluded that there is a significant difference between the levels of digital citizenship of secondary school students and the year of internet use. It is concluded that there was no significant difference between gender, class level, time spent on daily internet time variables and secondary school students' digital literacy levels. There was no significant difference between class level variable and digital literacy level. In the correlation analysis conducted to determine the relationship between digital citizenship levels and digital literacy levels of secondary school students, it was found that there was a positive directional and significant relationship at the, medium-level. In addition, the effect of digital literacy on digital citizenship was found to be positive directional and significant. Keywords: Digital citizenship, digital literacy, secondary school students, survey. DOI: 10.7176/JSTR/6-12-02

THE INVESTIGATION OF THE INTERNET ADDICTION LEVELS OF UNIVERSITY STUDENTS IN TERMS OF SOME DEMOGRAPHIC VARIABLES AND SELF-ESTEEM

The aim of this research is to examine the internet addiction levels of university students in terms of gender, daily time spent online, the frequency of daily internet use and self-esteem. A total of 169 volunteer university students, 127 (75.1%) and 42 (24.9%) men, participated in this study. The data were collected with Personal Information Form, Young’s Internet Addiction Test-Short Form and Two Dimensional Self-Esteem Scale. Independent samples t-test, ANOVA, Pearson Product-Moment correlation analysis and simple linear regression analysis techniques were used in data analysis. In the research findings, it has been revealed that university students who use internet for 7 hours or more have higher total scores of the internet addiction than university students who use internet for 1-2 hours daily. In addition, the group with the highest internet addiction scores was found to be university students who use the internet continuously. Finally, the self-esteem was found to be significant predictor of the internet addiction. Article visualizations:

The Mediating Role of Medical Students’ Attitudes towards Distance Education in the Relationship between E-Learning Styles and Academic Achievements

The COVID-19 global outbreak is a growing concern for continuing medical education. The COVID-19 pandemic has led many medical education programs to be carried out online in the world. This research aims to examine the mediating effect of attitudes towards distance education in explaining the relationship between e-learning styles and academic achievements of students in medical education conducted online. The research was carried out on 148 students studying in a six-year medical program at a university. In the research, students completed the e-learning styles scale, attitude scale towards distance education, and online questionnaire include some demographic information via Moodle-based Learning Management System (LMS). In addition, end of year grade point averages of the students was also used within the scope of the research. In the research, the direct effect of e-learning styles on the grade point average and an indirect effect on attitude towards distance education were tested with the mediation model. It was determined that gender is not a significant variable on e-learning styles and attitudes towards distance education. It was observed that students with higher daily internet usage times had higher attitudes towards distance education. In the research, it was observed that the attitude towards distance education has a mediating effect on the relationship between e-learning style and academic success. It is important to consider e-learning styles and attitudes towards distance education to increase academic success in online medical courses and provide better learning outcomes.

The Relationship between Online Sexual Solicitation and Internet Addiction in Adolescents

ABSTRACT The purpose of this study is to investigate the association between online sexual solicitation (OSS) and internet accessibility, usage, and addiction in adolescents. The study was conducted with 48 adolescents who had been exposed to OSS and 48 age- and sex-matched adolescents who had not been exposed to OSS. Internet addiction (IA) was determined by the Young Internet Addiction Scale. The groups were compared in terms of socio-demographic characteristics, internet access facilities, internet use characteristics, psychiatric disorders, and IA. The results showed that the duration of daily internet use, the purpose of internet use, and the rate of IA were significantly higher in the OSS-exposed group than in the control group. Depressive disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder were more common in the OSS group than in the control group. Results revealed that the association between OSS and IA is independent of psychiatric disorders. In conclusion, the evaluation of adolescents exposed to OSS, in terms of IA and the measures and interventions to be taken in this regard, will contribute to the prevention of new exposures. Additionally, considering that OSS may be among the possible negative consequences of IA, evaluating adolescents with IA in terms of OSS will provide significant benefits.

Can daily internet use time screen for problematic internet use among college students? A receiver operator characteristic curve-based multi-country study

Background and objectiveThe current article explored the possibility of using daily internet use time as an indicator for problematic internet use (PIU) among college/ university students based on observations from a multi-centric, multi-country study conducted across eight different countries. Additionally, the current article explored whether daily night time sleep and physical activity can serve as possible indicators of PIU. MethodsThe present article presents the findings from analysis of information collected from 2643 college/university students from eight countries. Area under the ROC curve (AUC) was calculated to compare the predictive performance of three different indicator variables in the study participants to determine PIU. ResultsThe AUC for daily internet use time was 0.64 (95 % CI: 0.62 to 0.656), which was higher than the AUC for weekly physical activity (0.599; 95 % CI: 0.580 to 0.618) and daily night time sleep (0.563; 95 % CI: 0.544 to 0.582). The AUC for three indicator variables was compared, which showed that the AUC for daily internet time was significantly higher than the AUC for daily night-time sleep. ConclusionsThe assessment of daily internet use time as part of a larger battery of general health-related questions could be applied periodically among young students for screening of PIU in addition to a host of other important mental and physical health related conditions and behaviors. However, further studies are needed to determine optimal cut-off depending upon the desired trade-off between sensitivity and specificity for screening among different populations.

Determinants of Internet Usage During COVID-19 on the Young People in Dhaka, Bangladesh

As the COVID-19 pandemic is spreading and becoming more contagious, people tend to stay home and face mental health challenges such as anxiety, fear, nervousness, and loneliness. In this time, students are using the internet heavily for their study purpose, and jobholders are for their official works. At the same time, the use of the internet might be a relief from those mental challenges. This manuscript assesses a correlation between daily internet usage before and during COVID-19 and found to be nearly strong positive (r=0.66). Then we determine the potential factors affecting daily internet usage during COVID-19 among Bangladeshi students and jobholders who are currently living in Dhaka city by the ordinary least square (OLS) regression method. Our results underpin that the type of internet, regular internet usage before COVID-19, and the effect of internet usage on the study are significantly affecting current internet usage.

Now- and Backcasting Initial Claims with High-Dimensional Daily Internet Search-Volume Data

We propose an out-of-sample prediction approach that combines unrestricted mixed-data sampling with machine learning (mixed-frequency machine learning, MFML). We use the MFML approach to generate a sequence of now- and backcasts of weekly unemployment insurance initial claims based on a rich trove of daily Google Trends search-volume data for terms related to unemployment. The predictions are based on linear models estimated via the LASSO and elastic net, nonlinear models based on artificial neural networks, and ensembles of linear and nonlinear models. Now- and backcasts of weekly initial claims based on models that incorporate the information in the daily Google Trends terms substantially outperform those based on models that ignore the information, and predictive accuracy increases as the now- and backcasts include more recent daily Google Trends data. The relevance of daily Google Trends terms for predicting weekly initial claims is strongly linked to the COVID-19 crisis.

Metacognitions and emotion recognition in Internet Gaming Disorder among adolescents

Internet Gaming Disorder (IGD) is associated with considerable psychological distress in adolescents. However, studies which strive to shed light on the developmental background of IGD are still sparse. We aimed to examine the role of metacognitions and emotion recognition in predicting IGD during the early adolescence period. Four hundred and seventy-seven secondary school students were recruited for the study. Participants completed the Internet Gaming Disorder Test (IGDT), the Metacognitions Questionnaire for Children (MCQ-C), and the Children’s Version of Reading the Mind in the Eye Test (RMET). Correlation analyses indicated that three factors of the MCQ-C (positive meta-worry, negative meta-worry, and superstition, punishment, and responsibility) and its total score were positively correlated with the majority of factors of the IGDT. The negative factor of the RMET was positively correlated with the salience, tolerance, and relapse factors and total score of the IGDT. Daily internet use was positively correlated with all factors of the IGDT and its total score. Hierarchical regression analyses indicated that daily internet use and metacognitions (in different combinations) were significant independent predictors of IGDT factors and its total score, and that the negative factor of the RMET was a significant independent predictor of the salience and tolerance factors of IGDT and its total score. The implications of these findings are discussed.

The impact of internet addiction on depression, physical activity level and trigger point sensitivity in Turkish university students.

Internet addiction (IA), defined as excessive, time consuming, uncontrollable use of the internet, has become a widespread problem. In this study, we investigated the impact of internet addiction on depression, physical activity level, and latent trigger point sensitivity in Turkish university students. A total of 215 university students (155 females and 60 males) who were between 18-25 years of age participated in the study. Using the Addiction Profile Index Internet Addiction Form (APIINT), we identified 51 people as non-internet-addicted (non-IA) (Group 1: 10 male/41 female) and 51 as internet-addicted (IA) (Group 2: 7 male/44 female). APIINT, International Physical Activity Questionnaire-Short-Form (IPAQ), Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), and Neck Disability Index (NDI) were administered to both groups, and the pressure-pain threshold (PPT) in upper/middle trapezius latent trigger points area was measured. The internet addiction rate was 24.3% in our students. Compared with the non-IA group, the daily internet use time and BDI and NDI scores were higher (all p< 0.05), while the IPAQ walking (p< 0.01), IPAQ total (p< 0.05), and PPT values (p< 0.05) were lower in the IA group. IA is a growing problem. This addiction may lead to musculoskeletal problems and can have consequences involving the level of physical activity, depression, and musculoskeletal disorders, particularly in the neck.

Convergent cross-sectional and longitudinal evidence for gaming-cue specific posterior parietal dysregulations in early stages of internet gaming disorder.

Exaggerated reactivity to drug-cues and emotional dysregulations represent key symptoms of early stages of substance use disorders. The diagnostic criteria for (Internet) gaming disorder strongly resemble symptoms for substance-related addictions. However, previous cross-sections studies revealed inconsistent results with respect to neural cue reactivity and emotional dysregulations in these populations. To this end, the present fMRI study applied a combined cross-sectional and longitudinal design in regular online gamers (n = 37) and gaming-naïve controls (n = 67). To separate gaming-associated changes from predisposing factors, gaming-naive subjects were randomly assigned to 6 weeks of daily Internet gaming or a non-gaming condition. At baseline and after the training, subjects underwent an fMRI paradigm presenting gaming-related cues and non-gaming-related emotional stimuli. Cross-sectional comparisons revealed gaming-cue specific enhanced valence attribution and neural reactivity in a parietal network, including the posterior cingulate in regular gamers as compared to gaming naïve-controls. Longitudinal analysis revealed that 6 weeks of gaming elevated valence ratings as well as neural cue-reactivity in a similar parietal network, specifically the posterior cingulate in previously gaming-naïve controls. Together, the longitudinal design did not reveal supporting evidence for altered emotional processing of non-gaming associated stimuli in regular gamers whereas convergent evidence for increased emotional and neural reactivity to gaming-associated stimuli was observed. Findings suggest that exaggerated neural reactivity in posterior parietal regions engaged in default mode and automated information processing already occur during early stages of regular gaming and probably promote continued engagement in gaming behavior.

AN IMPLICATION STUDY OF SOCIAL MEDIA LITERACY AT SCHOOL

Internet has become a familiar instrument for the school aged children in Indonesia. The use of social media platforms – has changed the way of communication. In recent years, many students are drawn to social networking sites. This trend has caused the increasing reports of cyberbullying and potential cyber threats. The study took a qualitative approach and used the perimeter of the focus group discussion among 9-12 years old children in an international school in Jakarta. The thematic analysis grounded from observations, interviews and document reviews. The objective of the study is to seek the implication for schools to stand for a policy to promote constructive and safe school environment through social media literacy. It will deal with the aspects to empower students to understand that filtering and evaluating information are fundamental in daily internet browsing as well as understanding about cyberbullying and its consequences. The study concluded an implication towards the needs for schools to have a guideline for social media using among students. The guideline may serve as social media literacy to be implemented along with the digital literacy taught at schools, in expectance that students may become the responsible and ethical users of social media and technology.

Association between Internet Use Behavior and Palpitation among Adolescents: A Cross-Sectional Study of Middle School Children from Northwest Romania

Purpose: The use of the internet is a tool and media literacy has become an essential skill among adolescents. Related to this behavior, some adolescents evoke cardiovascular effects. The purpose of this study was to explore a possible correlation between internet use behavior and occurrence of palpitations and related symptoms among a representative cohort of adolescents from the north-west region of Romania. Method: The study included students of seven middle schools from Northwest Romania. Participants completed an anonymous questionnaire consisting of 18 questions about internet use. Results: In total, 1147 students responded to the study. Mean duration of daily internet usage was 2.57 h during school time and 3.57 h during the holidays. A total of 77% of adolescents had more than one symptom related to internet use, and 11% of them reported palpitations and related symptoms. We found an independent relation between palpitation and urban background, palpitations and the internet usage time interval 20:00–24:00, and palpitations and tobacco smoking. Strong heartbeats were independently associated with the time interval 12:00–16:00, tobacco smoking, and energy drink consumption. Conclusion: In our cohort, the most important factors associated with the occurrence of palpitations and related symptoms were the timeframe of internet usage and smoking.

Mexican and Spanish university students' Internet addiction and academic procrastination: Correlation and potential factors.

The 21st-century problem of Internet addiction is increasing globally, but especially among university students. Not surprisingly, then, problematic Internet use is associated with university students' academic procrastination. Because studies are scarce in Mexico and Spain has one of the highest rates of Internet addiction in Europe, this paper (i) analyzed the presence and degree of Internet addiction among university students in Mexico and Spain, (ii) determined potential sociodemographic factors influencing Internet addiction, and (iii) established the type of correlation between Internet addiction and academic procrastination. The cross-sectional study design used an online questionnaire to measure problematic Internet use and academic procrastination through convenience sampling at one university in Mexico and one in Spain. The questionnaire contained three sections: participants' sociodemographic data, the Internet Addiction Test, and the Academic Procrastination Scale. The final sample comprised 758 university students, 387 from Mexico, and 371 from Spain, aged from 18 to 35 (M = 20.08, SD = 3.16). Results revealed similar prevalence rates of problematic and daily Internet use for leisure, potentially influencing Internet addiction in all three models (i.e., Mexico, Spain, and Total). Additionally, significant positive correlation was revealed between problematic Internet use and academic procrastination (p < .001). Finally, findings showed relevant data on Internet addiction's prevalence in Mexican and Spanish university contexts, along with its influential sociodemographic factors.

Exploring digital inequalities in Russia: an interregional comparative analysis

PurposeThis paper contributes to the literature by proposing an analysis of digital inequalities in Russia that focuses on two aspects hitherto under explored: the interregionality (by comparing and contrasting eight federal districts) and the multidimensionality of digital inequalities (by taking into account the three levels of digital divide). Therefore, the aim is to address the phenomenon of digital divide in Russia by discussing the three levels of the digital divide (access / skills / benefits) in a comparative and interregional perspective.Design/methodology/approachThis paper uses secondary data for its analysis, including both national (e.g. the total number of daily Internet users in Russia) and more regionalized data (related to particular federal districts of Russia). The choice of data sources was determined by an attempt to provide a detailed and multifaceted coverage of all three levels of the digital divide in Russia, which is not limited to the access problem only. For this purpose, we are using and re-elaborating various reports about the development of the Internet and ICTs in Russia prepared by national and international organizations to cover the first level of the digital divide. To shed light upon the second and third levels of the digital divide, we discuss digital literacy report (2018), the report on Internet openness index of Russian regions (2017) and the report on the digital life index of the Russian regions (2016). Finally, in the attempt to map out the key directions of the state policy aimed at decreasing digital inequality in Russia, on both federal and regional levels, we analyze the most important regional and national policy measures to foster digitalization such as the digital Russia program, the digital government program and the program of eliminating digital inequality in Russia.FindingsWe consider this study to be both a first exploration and a baseline of the three level digital divides in Russia. The paper shows how the level of socioeconomic development of the federal districts, as well as a number of objective factors (distance/isolation, urbanization level, availability of infrastructure and costs for building new infrastructure, etc.) have impact upon digitalization of the regions. As a result, several federal districts of Russia (Central, Northwestern, and, in a number of cases, Ural and Volga federal districts) more often than others take leading positions in rankings, in terms of degree of Internet penetration, audience numbers, use of e-services, etc. This correlation, however, is not universal as we will show, and some regions lacking behind in terms of access can be booming in terms of digital literacy or other factors, like it happened with the Far Eastern Federal district for example. All in all, our research showed that digital inequality in Russia is still on place and will require more time for complete elimination, even though current state and public initiatives are being actively developed.Originality/valueThis paper will bring to light meaningful insights into the three levels of digital divides in Russia. Based on a multilevel (three levels of digital divide) and multi-sectional approach (the interplay of different types of inequalities), this paper contributed to overall better understanding of the digital inequalities phenomenon in Russia. It also allowed for a comparative interregional perspective, which has been missing in most papers on digital inequalities in Russia so far.

Digital media use and subsequent self-harm during a 1-year follow-up of Chinese adolescents

BackgroundExcessive digital media use is prevalent and has a negative impact on sleep, daytime functioning, and mental health in adolescents. We examined the prospective associations between digital media use and subsequent suicidal and non-suicidal self-harm. MethodsShandong Adolescent Behavior & Health Cohort (SABHC) is a longitudinal study of adolescent behavior and health in Shandong, China. Participants included for the analysis were 7,072 SABHC adolescents who were initially assessed in 2015 and were reassessed in 2016. A self-administered structured questionnaire was used to measure digital media use (i.e., television watching, internet use, and mobile phone use) on weekdays and at the weekend, mental health, and self-harm. ResultsMultivariable logistic regression analyses showed that daily internet use ≥2 h on weekdays (odd ratio (OR) = 1.86, 95% confidence interval(CI) = 1.25-2.76) and ≥3 h at the weekend (OR = 1.46, 95%CI = 1.06-2.00) and daily mobile phone use 2-3 h (OR = 1.46, 95%CI = 1.02-2.10) and ≥4 h (OR = 1.74, 95%CI = 1.20-2.51) at the weekend were significantly associated with increased risk of recurrent self-harm. Daily internet use ≥ 2 h on weekdays (OR = 1.81, 95%CI = 1.20-2.74) and ≥3 h at the weekend (OR = 1.55, 95%CI = 1.12-2.15), daily mobile phone use 1-2 h on weekdays (OR = 1.47, 95%CI = 1.02-2.12) and 2-3 h (OR = 1.49, 95%CI = 1.01-2.19) and ≥4 h (OR = 1.93, 95%CI = 1.31-2.85) at the weekend were significantly associated with increased risk of recurrent non-suicidal self-injury. Daily internet use 1-2 h on weekdays and 2-3 h at the weekend were significantly associated with increased risk of new suicide attempt (OR = 1.80, 95%CI = 1.07- 3.03) and recurrent suicide attempt (OR = 6.26, 95%CI = 1.31-29.88), respectively. LimitationsAll data were self-reported. ConclusionsExcessive use of internet or mobile phone appears to be a significant risk factor of self-harm, suggesting that limiting adolescent use of internet and mobile phone may be beneficial to reduce risk of self-harm.

Investigation of Computational Thinking in the Context of ICT and Mobile Technologies

This research aimed to determine the change in students’ computational thinking skills according to their ICT and mobile technology experience and frequency of use. The sample of the study, designed with the survey model, consisted of 269 students attending a vocational school of higher education. Data were collected using the Computational Thinking Scale and the Personal Information Form. Descriptive statistics, unrelated samples t-test and one-way ANOVA were used in data analysis. According to results, it was determined that students’ computational thinking skills differed according to their internet experience, mobile device experience, mobile internet experience and period of daily mobile internet use, while no differences were found based on computer experience, the number of times they checked their mobile devices a day and purpose of mobile device usage.