The evaluation of the relationship internet addiction and attention process

This study evaluates the addiction levels and time of internet use, among internet users. 106 students (59 female and 47 male) who study university in İstanbul were included in the study. '' Internet addiction scale '' was used to determine the level of internet addiction and behaviors on internet use. For statistical analyses SPSS 21.0 software for Windows (IBM) was used. Independent sample t test and Pearson correlation analyses were performed. Social isolation level was found to significantly higher in male participants. Attention ability was found to decrase with the incrasing level of social isolation. According to education – related analyses, more mistakes and decrased ability in continious attention ability in stroop test were found to be related with performance impairment in secondary school graduats ( 0 – 12 years). High performance impairment levels were found to use related with more mistakes in advanced number range test and impaired short time memory functions, verbal attention and concentration. Increased time of internet useage was found to be related with higher range of internet addiction. Keywords: Internet, internet useage, internet addiction, attention, attention process.