Investigation of the relationship between smart telephone addiction and game addiction

The aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between smartphone addiction and gaming addiction in terms of gender, internet usage time, parent education level, parental separation and class level variables. In order to determine the individuals participating in the study, in Mersin Akdeniz public schools selected as volunteers studying at the high school level and a total of 271 students, 151 of whom were girls and 120 of whom were male, measuring tools were applied. In the study, Personal Information Form was applied to gather information about the students' gender and class levels; The Smart Phone Usage Level Scale developed by Sar, Ayas and Horzum was applied to determine the levels of smartphone addiction; Computer Game Addiction Scale for Children was applied to determine game addiction levels. Statistical analyzes were performed by using SPSS / WINDOWS 21.0 program and Pearson Moments Correlation Coefficient, ANOVA and t test method. As a result of the findings of the research, it can be said that here was a significant relationship between the level of computer game addiction and the level of smartphone addiction; in terms of the level of computer game addiction with the level of smartphone addiction, the level of dependence in terms of gender and internet usage time varies significantly; there is no significant difference according to the education level and the level of the father. In terms of the level of smart phone addiction, there was no significant difference according to the mother's education level, and it was found that there was a significant difference according to parents' separation status. It can be said that there is a significant difference according to mother education level variable in terms of game addiction level, and it does not show a significant difference according to parents' separation status. Based on the findings, the results of the study were discussed and recommendations were made for future research. Key Words: Computer Game Addiction, Smart Phone Addiction.