Examination of the relationship between psychological resilience and smart phone addiction in university students

The aim of this study is to examine whether there is a significant difference between the smartphone addiction levels of university students with different psychological resilience levels according to some variables. The sample of this study in the cross-sectional survey model consists of 571 university students (352 female, 219 male). The study group of the research was determined by the convenient sampling method. Data; it was collected with Smartphone Addiction Scale-Short Form, Adult Resilience Scale and Personal Information Form. Statistical analysis of the data was made using the SPSS 21.0 package program. The data were analyzed by two-way analysis of variance. It has been determined that those with low psychological resilience have more smartphone addiction than those with a high level of psychological resilience. Women compared to men; According to those who report the place of residence of those living with their families as single/student house/other; According to the participants who reported that they were unsuccessful/very unsuccessful, they were successful/very successful; According to the participants who stated that they used the phone between 7-12 years, compared to the participants who stated that they used the phone between 1-6 years; According to the participants who reported that they use a smartphone for 7 hours or more or 4-6 hours a day, compared to those who reported that they use a smartphone between 1-3 hours a day; According to the participants who reported that they use 16 GB or more of internet per month, compared to those who reported that they use 1-9 GB of internet; It was determined that the participants who use the smartphone to follow social media have more smartphone addiction than the participants who use the smartphone to communicate with people, have fun or do research/participate in online classes (p<.05). Compared to women with medium and low psychological resilience; It was determined that the level of smartphone addiction was lower in men with moderate psychological resilience than those with low levels (p<.05). It was found that the level of smartphone addiction was higher in those with low psychological resilience and the number of close friends interviewed face-to-face with five or less than those with higher number of close friends interviewed face-to-face (p<.05). Compared to those with high psychological resilience, those whose mother's education level is at primary school or below and whose psychological resilience is moderate; it was determined that the level of smartphone addiction was higher in those with low psychological resilience whose mothers had a secondary education level than those with medium and high resilience (p<.05). Among those with high psychological resilience; those with a low level of psychological resilience than those with a high level of resilience; It was determined that those whose fathers were graduates of higher education and those with low psychological resilience had more smartphone addiction than those with high resilience (p<.05).