Relationship between internet addiction and alexithymia among university students

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dc.contributor.authorBaysan-Arslan, Seher
dc.contributor.authorCebeci, Sevsen
dc.contributor.authorKaya, Mehmet
dc.contributor.authorCanbal, Metin
dc.date.accessioned2025-10-24T18:10:25Z
dc.date.available2025-10-24T18:10:25Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.departmentMalatya Turgut Özal Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractPurpose: Epidemiological studies concerning internet addiction found that 50% of internet addicts also have other kinds of psychiatric disorders. This study aims to examine the relationship between alexithymia and internet addiction levels among Turgut Ozal University students in Ankara, Turkey. Method: University students (1,107 students; 452 students from 12 associate degree programs and 655 students from 10 undergraduate programs) participated in the study. The researchers used the personal information form, the Toronto Alexithymia Scale and the Internet Addiction Scale. The approval for the current study was received from the Turgut Ozal University Medical Faculty Clinical Studies Ethics Committee. Results: The number of the alexithymic students was 12.5% whereas the number of the students who were internet addicts was 13.5%. The internet addiction scores were higher among alexithymic individuals than the non-alexithymic (p < 0.001). There was a significant difference in internet addiction average scores between male and female students (p = 0.001). 'Difficulty identifying feeling' scores were higher among females whereas externally oriented thinking' scores were higher among males. Conclusion: The study findings suggest that the internet addiction scores were significantly higher among alexithymic individuals than those who are non-alexithymic. The most obvious reason for this relationship may that alexithymic individuals try to regulate their emotional moods through addictive behavior. There is a need for more comprehensive studies on this subject in the literature.
dc.identifier.endpageS115
dc.identifier.issn0147-958X
dc.identifier.issn1488-2353
dc.identifier.issue6
dc.identifier.pmid27917803
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85047593037
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ2
dc.identifier.startpageS111
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12899/4169
dc.identifier.volume39
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000389725000023
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ4
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMed
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherCanadian Soc Clinical Investigation
dc.relation.ispartofClinical And Investigative Medicine
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.snmzKA_20251023
dc.subjectGeneral-Population; Prevalence
dc.titleRelationship between internet addiction and alexithymia among university students
dc.typeArticle

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