PulseExploreJournal ClubDebatesTrendingResearchersJournals
Instagram
HomeExploreJournal ClubTrending
Synapse
⌘+K
Synapse
June 3, 2026Turkish Journal of Science and Health0 citationsOpen Access

Relationships between the Smartphone and Internet Addiction Levels of Nursing Students and Their Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors

View Full Paper
BEBurak ElikSKSemra Kocataş

Key Points

  • To investigate how smartphone and internet addiction levels relate to healthy lifestyle behaviors among nursing students.
  • Conducted as a cross-sectional study among nursing students at Sivas Cumhuriyet University.
  • Utilized regression analysis to explore the impact of internet addiction on healthy lifestyle behaviors.
  • Participants had smartphone and internet addictions below the medium level.
  • Healthy lifestyle behaviors were reported above the medium level.
  • Internet addiction was found to account for 25% of the variance in healthy lifestyle behaviors.

Abstract

Method: Designed as a cross-sectional study, the research had a population comprised of all students studying at the Department of Nursing of the Faculty of Health Sciences of Sivas Cumhuriyet University. Findings: It was found that the participant nursing students had smartphone and internet addictions below the medium level and healthy lifestyle behaviors above the medium level. The regression analysis indicated that the participant students’ internet addiction affected 25% of their healthy lifestyle behaviors. Conclusion: It was identified that the nursing students’ smartphone and internet addiction levels had a relationship with their healthy lifestyle behaviors, and as the smartphone and internet addictions increased, a downward trend was observed in healthy lifestyle behaviors. Keywords: Nursing Student, Smartphone Addiction, Internet Addiction, Addiction, Healthy Lifestyle Behavior.

Ask AI
Helpful
Bookmark
Share
View Full Paper

Cite This Study

Elik et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a1fc76ddee9eb8c0dce8577https://doi.org/10.51972/tfsd.1767429
Ask AI
Helpful
Bookmark
Share
View Full Paper