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Internet Addiction: Relationship with Perceived Freedom in Leisure, Perception of Boredom and Sensation Seeking

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This study aimed to examine the university student¡¯s internet addiction, perceived freedom in leisure, leisure boredom, and sensation seeking level with regard to gender and physical activity participation, and to investigate the relationship between internet addiction, perceived freedom in leisure, leisure boredom and sensation seeking. The participants who were chosen using a convenience sampling method filled the ¡°Short Form of Young¡¯s Internet Addiction Test¡± (YIAT-SF), Perceived Freedom in Leisure Scale (PFLS), ¡°Leisure Boredom Scale (LBS), and ¡°Sensation Seeking Scale¡± (SSS). T-test, MANOVA, ANOVA and correlation analysis were used to analyze the data. T-test results indicated there were no significant differences in the mean scores of ¡°YIAT-SF¡± with respect to gender (p> 0.05). However, analysis revealed significant differences in the mean scores of ¡°YIAT-SF¡± with regard to not regularly physical activity participation. There were significant differences in the mean scores of ¡°PFLS¡± in favor of men participants and regularly physical activity participants (p

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  • Feyza Meryem Kara, 2019. "Internet Addiction: Relationship with Perceived Freedom in Leisure, Perception of Boredom and Sensation Seeking," Higher Education Studies, Canadian Center of Science and Education, vol. 9(2), pages 131-140, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:ibn:hesjnl:v:9:y:2019:i:2:p:131-140
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    internet addiction; perceived freedom; leisure boredom; sensation seeking;
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    • R00 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General - - - General
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