The relationship between internet addiction, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder symptoms and depression in adolescents aged 14-15

This research was carried out with the aim of determining the relationship between the symptoms of attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder and depression level of internet addiction of adolescents in the 14-15 age group. In this direction, the research was directed in the scanning model (Cross-sectional survey research design was employed). The sample group of the study consists of 500 adolescent individuals in the 14-15 age group and 1000 people who were randomly selected from among their 500 parents and volunteered to participate in the study. Personal Information Form, Young Internet Addiction Scale, Conners Parent Rating Scale, and DSM-5 Level-2 Depression Scale - Children aged 12-17 were used to collect the data of the study. The collected data were analyzed in the SPSS-25 statistical program; independent groups t test, anova analysis, pearson correlation analysis and multiple regression analysis were used in these analyzes. At the end of the research; it was concluded that there is a positive and significant relationship between internet addiction, ADHD symptoms and depression level of adolescents in the 14-15 age group. In addition, it was determined that internet addiction and ADHD symptoms predicted the level of depression. In comparisons made according to demographic variables, no significant differences were found in the levels of internet addiction and depression. In ADHD symptoms; It was concluded that the psychosomatic problems dimension differed significantly according to gender, the anxiety dimension according to gender and mother's education level, and the hyperactivity dimension according to the education level of the mother and father.