Abstract:

The progress of technology can cause it to become an important part of our daily life and the correct use of technology makes life much easier; However, it is noteworthy that some negative effects such as 'addiction' also occur due to long-term and uncontrolled use. When the relevant literature is examined, it is seen that the concept of addiction is used especially to express substance addiction, but in recent years, various behavioral addictions as well as substance use can also take their place among the diagnostic books, and one of these behavioral addictions can be technology addiction. Technology addiction; excessive use of the internet and technological devices, inability to satisfy the desire to use, neglecting activities due to excessive use, excessive use harming social relations, using it as an escape tool from negative emotions and daily stresses, experiencing problems in reducing and stopping use, It can be defined as being tense and nervous in situations and lying about the duration and amount of use. Related to this, technology addiction; the  It can adversely affect mental health, and may also impair his profession, academic life, family relations, identity development and social relations. In this study, it is aimed to examine the psycho-social problems that occur as a result of technology addiction.

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