ERIC Number: EJ1337328
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022-Jan
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The Relationship between Leisure Attitude and Smartphone Addiction: Example of Sports Science Students
Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology - TOJET, v21 n1 p180-186 Jan 2022
The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between leisure attitude and smartphone addiction of sports science students. Totally 320 student (140 women and 180 men) were participated the study. The sampling method of study is convenient sampling method. In addition to the personal information form, the "Leisure Attitude Scale (LAS)" adapted into Turkish by Akgül and Gürbüz (2011) and developed by Ragheb and Beard (1982) and, and The "Smartphone Addiction Scale-Short Form (SAS-SF)" adapted into Turkish by Noyan et al., (2015) and developed by Kwon et al., (2013) were used as a data collection tool in the study. MANOVA, ANOVA, independent t-Test and pearson correlation analyses used for the analyse of the data. According to the results of analysis, the variables of "Gender", "Weekly Leisure" and "Daily Smartphone Usage" were significant among the sub-dimensions of LAS. ANOVA results, it was determined that there was a significant difference between smartphone addictions of individuals according to "Weekly Leisure" and "Daily Smartphone Usage". According to Pearson correlation analysis, there was a positive and moderate relationship between LAS and SAS. The levels of LAS and SAS differed with the socio-demographic data.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Leisure Time, Telecommunications, Handheld Devices, Addictive Behavior, Gender Differences, Computer Use, College Students, Knowledge Level, Beliefs, Student Attitudes
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Turkey
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