Abstract:

 In this study, it was aimed to investigate the relationship between secondary school students happiness levels and digital game addiction levels and to determine the differentiation status of digital game addiction levels by gender. The study group of the research consists of 446 students studying in 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th grades in Erzurum city center. When the distribution of the students according to their gender was examined, 53.8% were male (n=240) and 46.2% (N=206) were female. Personal data form, happiness scale and digital game dependency scale were used in the collection of data. The relationship between the happiness scores of secondary school students and their levels of digital play addiction was determined by pearson correlation analysis. In addition, the predictor relationship of happiness scores on digital game dependence was tested by simple linear regression analysis. Again, T-test analysis was used for independent groups whether the students levels of digital play dependence differ significantly according to their gender. The SPSS-22 statistical program was used to perform these analyses. As a result of the research, it was found that there was a low, negatively significant relationship between the students happiness levels and their digital game dependencies. According to the results of a simple linear regression analysis conducted, the happiness level scores digital game dependency levels it has been revealed that it predicts meaningfully. In the T test for independent samples to determine whether the students levels of digital game dependence with respect to their gender showed significant differentiation, it was determined that boys experienced more digital game dependence than girls.

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