Volume 55, Issue 2 pp. 194-200
ORIGINAL ARTICLE

The effects of technology use on working young loneliness and social relationships

Emriye Hilal Yayan PhD

Emriye Hilal Yayan PhD

Department of Child Health Nursing, Nursing Faculty, Inönü University, Malatya, Turkey

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Yeliz Suna Dağ

Yeliz Suna Dağ

Department of Child Health Nursing, Nursing Faculty, Inönü University, Malatya, Turkey

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Mehmet Emin Düken

Corresponding Author

Mehmet Emin Düken

Department of Child Health Nursing, Nursing Faculty, Inönü University, Malatya, Turkey

Correspondence

Mehmet Emin Düken, Department of Child Health Nursing, Nursing Faculty, Inönü University, 44280 Malatya Turkey.

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First published: 25 July 2018
Citations: 43

Abstract

Purpose

This study was conducted to investigate the effects of technology use on working young loneliness and social relationships.

Designs and Methods

The relational descriptive study was conducted with 1,312 young using a young information form, the Internet Addiction Scale, the Peer Relationship Scale, and the Smart Phone Addiction Scale.

Conclusion

It was determined that young, who are exposed to violence, smoke, and work as unskilled labor force have a high dependence on the Internet and smartphones. Young with the Internet and smartphone addiction were found to have high levels of loneliness and poor social relations.

Practice Implications

It has been determined that young who are weak in the social aspect fill these deficiencies by using the Internet and telephone.

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