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Abstract:This study aims to measure the effect of internet addiction levels of university students studying in health management department on academic procrastination. The research data include the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th year students of Sivas Cumhuriyet University in 2017 - 2018 academic year. The research is a cross-sectional and descriptive type and it consists of 222 students, 49 of whom are 4th grade, 55 are grade 3, 55 are 2nd grade and 63 are 1st grade. The data were obtained through the demographic information form developed by the researcher, the Academic Procrastination Scale (ESI) and the Internet Addiction Scale (PPI). The results were verified and compared by means of classification tables, t-test, one-way ANOVA, simple linear regression analysis and correlation analysis methods. 51.4% of the students in the study were determined as not internet addicts, 45.5% were as risky users and 3.2% were as internet addicts. It is determined that the students' academic procrastination perceptions of gender is (t = 2,075; p <0,05), their general academic grade average (GANO) is (F = 7,089; p <0,05) and their taking lessons from the lower classes is (t = -2,556; p<0,05), and they are statistically significant at 95% confidence level. It was determined that there was a meaningful difference between the students' perceptions of internet addiction and gender (t = -4,832; p <0,05), age groups (F = 2,688; p <0,05) and GANO (F = 4,678; p <0,05) at 95% confidence level statistically. According to these results, Internet addiction has a significant effect on academic procrastination.

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