Abstract:

Purpose: The purpose of this research is to examine the digital addiction levels and creative thinking tendencies of university students and the relationships between them in terms of various variables. Design/Methodology: In the research, a face-to-face survey was conducted with 400 participants who were determined by the convenience sampling method, which is one of the non-random methods, and 377 surveys were evaluated. Obtained data were analyzed with SPSS 21 pack program. Findings: According to the creative thinking tendency levels of the participants, it was concluded that there is a significant difference between the digital addiction scale dimensions "relapse" and "inability to quit". According to the faculties of the participants, there was no significant difference between the creative thinking disposition and digital addiction scores. There was no significant difference between the levels of digital addiction in terms of genders, but a significant difference was found in favor of men in terms of creative thinking tendencies. No significant difference was found between the academic achievements of the participants and their digital addictions, and between their digital game playing status and their creative thinking tendencies. According to the results of the correlation analysis, there were partially significant relationships between the digital addiction scale's "relapse" and "inability to quit" dimensions and creative thinking tendencies. Limitations: It is among the limitations of the research that the results cannot be generalized in terms of the sample consists only of students from Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam University and that the convenience sampling method is used. Originality/Value: When the literature is examined, no study has been encountered that examines the relationship between digital addiction and creative thinking disposition. Therefore, the research has its original value in terms of both its subject and method and its results.

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