Examination of the Relationship between Life Engagement and Internet Addiction of Physical Education and Sport Teacher Candidates in terms of Different Variables | Zendy

Cengiz Şahin | Zendy

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Examination of the Relationship between Life Engagement and Internet Addiction of Physical Education and Sport Teacher Candidates in terms of Different Variables

Author(s) -

Cengiz Şahin

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

international journal of sport culture and science

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

ISSN - 2148-1148

DOI - 10.14486/intjscs539

Subject(s) - addiction , the internet , psychology , physical education , social psychology , sociology , advertising , mathematics education , computer science , world wide web , neuroscience , business

The aim of this study is to examine the relationship between life engagement and internet addiction of physical education and sport teacher candidates.This descriptive research was carried out general screening model. The participants included 353 physical education and sport teacher candidates (142 female, 211 male) in two different universities. In the data collection process, Internet Addiction Scale and Life Engagement Scale were utilized. The relationships between life engagement, class level and gender were analyzed through independent groups t-test and the relationship between life engagement and internet addiction was analyzed through correlation technique. The results revealed that there was no significant relationship between life engagement and gender. However, a significance relationship was observed between life engagement and class level. In addition, a negative linear relationship between life engagement and internet addiction was found. The results of the study were discussed in light of the related literature.

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