Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Current Debates on Social Sciences 13, Zeynel KARACAGİL, Editör, Bilginer Yayıncılık, Ankara, ss.203-215, 2023
The development of technology has led people to experience changes and transformations
in the various conditions of life, work, family, and social relations in their life adventure.
Information and communication technologies are at the forefront of these technologies. The
conveniences that information and communication technologies bring to human life in many ways
are an undeniable reality. In addition to the conveniences, man, who is a social being, also has a
dark side that causes him to experience psychological problems due to some limitations in his social
life. This dark side manifests itself in addiction. This dark side effects human health both
psychologically and physiologically (Czerwinski et al., 2000; Duke & Montag, 2017; Young et al.,
1999; Young et al., 2004; Young et al., 1998). Many reasons are cited that drive people into Internet
addiction. One of these reasons is coping; the internet is often used by internet addicts as a way to
put off dealing with issues they don't want to deal with. Problems are momentarily relieved,
diverted, and reduced via the Internet. However, he becomes more reliant as a result. Addiction
can cause declines on the psychological, social, and professional levels as it progresses. For instance,
research demonstrates that general internet and smartphone addiction can cause stress, reduced
psychosocial functioning, lack of interest, and social detachment (Zhao, 2023; Blackwell et al., 2017,
Carbonell & Panova, 2017).