{"title":"The effect of TikTok use on internet addiction of college students in Somalia: a cross-sectional study.","authors":"Elif Gezginci Akpinar, Hasan Huseyin Eker","doi":"10.1080/09603123.2024.2448488","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>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.</p>","PeriodicalId":14039,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Environmental Health Research","volume":" ","pages":"1-11"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2000,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"International Journal of Environmental Health Research","FirstCategoryId":"3","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1080/09603123.2024.2448488","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES","Score":null,"Total":0}
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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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International Journal of Environmental Health Research ( IJEHR ) is devoted to the rapid publication of research in environmental health, acting as a link between the diverse research communities and practitioners in environmental health. Published articles encompass original research papers, technical notes and review articles. IJEHR publishes articles on all aspects of the interaction between the environment and human health. This interaction can broadly be divided into three areas: the natural environment and health – health implications and monitoring of air, water and soil pollutants and pollution and health improvements and air, water and soil quality standards; the built environment and health – occupational health and safety, exposure limits, monitoring and control of pollutants in the workplace, and standards of health; and communicable diseases – disease spread, control and prevention, food hygiene and control, and health aspects of rodents and insects. IJEHR is published in association with the International Federation of Environmental Health and includes news from the Federation of international meetings, courses and environmental health issues.
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