An Examination of Students’ Levels of Being Sociotelist in Terms of Various Variables
摘要
Sociotelism is defined as the act of an individual diverting their attention to a smartphone, engaging with it, and thus withdrawing their perception from interpersonal communication during interaction with other individuals. The aim of this study is to examine the levels of sociotelism among students in terms of various variables. The sample of the research consists of a group of 271 individuals from the Near East University Faculty of Education at Atatürk University, selected through a simple random sampling method during the 2023–2024 academic year. The “descriptive” method was used in the study. As data collection tools, a scale group consisting of “Sociotelism, Phone Addiction, Internet Addiction, Social Media Addiction, Game Addiction, and SMS Addiction” was used. In analyzing the results of the research, T-tests, ANOVA, and Tukey tests were applied to determine differences between groups. Pearson’s test was used for correlations between scales. The findings are presented in the final section of the study.