The effect of TikTok use on internet addiction of college students in Somalia: a cross-sectional study
Gezginci Akpinar E, Eker HH
International journal of environmental health research · 1 citation
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- Design
- Cross-sectional study (indexed by PubMed)
- Studied in
- People
- Main outcome
- Health markers and function
Who paid for it
- Funding
- Funding not disclosed
Publication
- Published
- 2025-01-01 · Int J Environ Health Res · vol. 35 · issue 9 · pp. 2481–2491
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- Cited
- 6 citations · more than 98% of similar papers · 11.4× the field average
- Impact
- Top 10% most cited in its field
- References
- 31 works
- Access
- Paywalled
- Research areas
- Impact of Technology on Adolescents · Child Development and Digital Technology · Educational Methods and Impacts
- Keywords
- TikTok, internet addiction, university students, social media use, health sciences students, screen time, Young Internet Addiction Test
- MeSH
- humans, cross-sectional studies, behavior, addictive, students, universities, internet, adolescent, adult, somalia, female, male, young adult, surveys and questionnaires, internet addiction disorder
2 authors
From TR, SO
- Elif Gezginci · correspondingSağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi
- Hasan Huseyin EkerSağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi; University of Health Sciences
Abstract
This study aimed to assess the effect of TikTok use on the internet addiction of college students in Somalia. This cross-sectional study was conducted with 210 students at the faculty of health sciences of a university in Mogadishu, Somalia. The data were obtained with the Individual Information Form and Young Internet Addiction Test-Short Form. The students' internet addiction average score was 31.93±7.14. A positive, very weak, significant correlation was determined between the students' daily time spent on TikTok and internet addiction (r=.190, p=.006). Internet addiction scores of students having a TikTok account and using the TikTok application were found to be significantly higher than students not having (p=.027) and not using the application (p=.032). This study shows that most students had a TikTok account and actively used this application, and their internet addiction level was moderate. The students having a TikTok account and using the application had higher internet addiction.
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