Abstract:

Adolescence is one of the most emphasizedand researched development periodsand it can be said that emotional difficulties that are experienced in this period will bring some behavioral problems. The emotional relationships to be established in this period are quite effective on the course of the period. It can be said that attachment behavior, which is defined as the tendency to establish meaningful emotional bonds, can significantly affect the emotional relations to be experienced in this period. Emotional problems are known to predisposeto addictions. The purpose of this research is to examine the relationship between attachment styles that affect emotional relationships and internet addiction. The data of the research were collected in 2019. The data were obtained from 316 high school student sstudying in various high schools. (Kadın=158 (%50; 16,06); Erkek=158 (%50; 15,98). Personal data form, attachment styles scale and Young İnternet Addiction Scale Short Form were used as data collection tools. SPSS 23 program was used in the analysis of the data. Analysis shows that there is a significant relationship between attachment styles and internet addiction. In the study, attachment styles of adolescents were also examined in terms of demographic variables. It was observed that the dismissive-avoidant attachment styles of adolescents differ in terms of the gender variable. As a result of the analyzes performed towards parents' educational level, it was found that the secure and dismissive-avoidant attachment styles differ according to the father's educational level and the dismissive-avoidant attachment styles differ in terms of the mother's educational level. As a result of the analyzes performed towards the school type variable, it was determined that there were significant differences in terms of dismissive-avoidant and preoccupied attachment styles.